Nearly 27 years since Cal Poly student Kristin Smart went missing after attending a party near campus, former classmate Paul Flores has been sentenced to 25 years to life without parole for her murder. The sentencing came on the heels of Defense Attorney Robert Sanger’s failed attempts to secure a retrial and reverse Flores’ guilty verdict.
During the sentencing hearing for Flores in Monterey County Superior Court, Smart family members and friends gave their victim impact statements.
“Paul chose to take a life, my sister Kristin’s life, a beautiful life,...
During the sentencing hearing for Flores in Monterey County Superior Court, Smart family members and friends gave their victim impact statements.
“Paul chose to take a life, my sister Kristin’s life, a beautiful life,...
- 3/10/2023
- by Brenna Ehrlich
- Rollingstone.com
After two weeks of deliberations, Peter Flores was found guilty of first-degree murder.
Flores and his father, Ruben, were taken into custody in April of last year for their connection with the disappearance of California Polytechnic student Kristin Smart.
Ruben was found not guilty of accessory after the fact. Flores’s father had initially been accused of helping to hide Smart’s body.
Flores will be sentenced on December 9 and is expected to face 25 years to life.
Smart’s family could be seen inside the courtroom. The Cal Poly student’s mother and sister cried during the verdict’s reading while her brother and father looked relieved.
Flores’s mother, Susan, was absent for the verdicts.
The prosecution’s case against Flores included testimony from college friends claiming that he had offered to walk Smart back to her dorm while she was inebriated, two women who had accused Flores of sexually assaulting them,...
Flores and his father, Ruben, were taken into custody in April of last year for their connection with the disappearance of California Polytechnic student Kristin Smart.
Ruben was found not guilty of accessory after the fact. Flores’s father had initially been accused of helping to hide Smart’s body.
Flores will be sentenced on December 9 and is expected to face 25 years to life.
Smart’s family could be seen inside the courtroom. The Cal Poly student’s mother and sister cried during the verdict’s reading while her brother and father looked relieved.
Flores’s mother, Susan, was absent for the verdicts.
The prosecution’s case against Flores included testimony from college friends claiming that he had offered to walk Smart back to her dorm while she was inebriated, two women who had accused Flores of sexually assaulting them,...
- 10/23/2022
- by Max Kerwick
- Uinterview
After four days of deliberation — and more than 25 years of questions — a California jury found Paul Flores guilty of first-degree murder in the death of Kristin Smart. His father, Ruben Flores, was found not guilty of being an accessory to the crime.
The decision came after an emotional closing argument on Sept. 28 from San Luis Obispo County Deputy District Attorney Chris Peuvrelle who told the jury: “It’s been 1,370 Sundays since [Kristin’s parents] Stan and Denise Smart waited for that phone call — the phone call that would never come.” He then pointed...
The decision came after an emotional closing argument on Sept. 28 from San Luis Obispo County Deputy District Attorney Chris Peuvrelle who told the jury: “It’s been 1,370 Sundays since [Kristin’s parents] Stan and Denise Smart waited for that phone call — the phone call that would never come.” He then pointed...
- 10/18/2022
- by Brenna Ehrlich
- Rollingstone.com
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