Man in Wheelchair Guilty of Third Strike
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A man confined to a wheelchair after he was wounded in a gang shooting was convicted Wednesday of a street robbery, a third strike that could send him to prison for life.
Juan Romero Robles was convicted of stealing a woman’s driver’s license and threatening her at a bus stop in La Puente in December. He used a toy gun.
Because Robles was convicted of robbery, assault and drug crimes three times between 1988 and 1992, his case falls under California’s three-strikes law. Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Monica Bachner confirmed Robles’ record Wednesday, and set sentencing for June 1.
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