{"id":98220,"date":"2020-12-09T15:13:44","date_gmt":"2020-12-09T23:13:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/?p=98220"},"modified":"2020-12-09T15:13:56","modified_gmt":"2020-12-09T23:13:56","slug":"ca-supreme-court-wont-hear-case-of-lancaster-man-convicted-of-wifes-murder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/2020\/12\/09\/ca-supreme-court-wont-hear-case-of-lancaster-man-convicted-of-wifes-murder\/","title":{"rendered":"CA Supreme Court won&#8217;t hear case of Lancaster man convicted of wife&#8217;s murder"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><figure id=\"attachment_96438\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-96438\" style=\"width: 864px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-96438\" src=\"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Katrina-Barragan.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"864\" height=\"459\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Katrina-Barragan.jpg 864w, https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Katrina-Barragan-300x159.jpg 300w, https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Katrina-Barragan-768x408.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 864px) 100vw, 864px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-96438\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Katrina Barragan [Image via dignitymemorial.com]<\/figcaption><\/figure>LANCASTER &#8211; The California Supreme Court refused Wednesday to review the case of a Lancaster man convicted of murder for stabbing his wife two dozen times at their home after an argument.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Rafael Barragan<\/strong> is serving a 26-year-to-life state prison sentence for the July 1, 2017, killing of his 37-year-old wife, <strong>Katrina.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>He was convicted in June 2019 of first-degree murder and dissuading a witness from reporting a crime with force.<\/p>\n<p>Jurors also found that he had used a knife in the commission of the attack, which occurred over an hour after the couple returned home from a party.<\/p>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center; margin-top: 20px; margin-bottom: 20px; \" id=\"theav-720098783\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4504301096758439\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4504301096758439\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5907184250\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>In a Sept. 29 ruling, a three-justice panel from California&#8217;s 2nd District Court of Appeal found that &#8220;ample evidence supports the jury&#8217;s finding of premeditation and deliberation&#8221; involving the murder charge.<\/p>\n<p>The appellate court justices noted in their 27-page ruling that Barragan&#8217;s &#8220;deliberate and conscious choice to kill Katrina is demonstrated by his threat to stab her during their argument, followed by him going upstairs and retrieving his Buck knife from the dresser, and then doing exactly what he said he would do &#8212; stab her.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Indeed, Katrina called 911, presumably while defendant was in the process of retrieving the knife, and asked for help because she thought defendant was going to stab her,&#8221; according to the appellate court panel&#8217;s ruling. &#8220;Notably, during the 911 call, Katrina twice warned defendant to stop, thereby giving him the chance to reflect on his actions &#8230; Yet it appears that her call to 911 further motivated defendant to stab Katrina, either to prevent her from continuing her 911 call or to punish her for calling the police.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center; margin-top: 20px; margin-bottom: 20px; \" id=\"theav-1895784037\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4504301096758439\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4504301096758439\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"1123445647\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>The justices noted that the manner of the killing &#8220;shows that defendant intended to kill Katrina&#8221; and that he &#8220;brutally stabbed her 24 times&#8221; as one of their two children was inside the home.<\/p>\n<p>Barragan may have been drinking earlier at the party, but\u00a0\u00a0he was &#8220;not drunk to the point where he could not premeditate and deliberate the killing of his wife,&#8221; according to the ruling. &#8220;Thus, the evidence contradicts defendant&#8217;s claim that he was acting impulsively or irrationally as a result of alcohol intoxication when he stabbed Katrina.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Previous related stories:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/2020\/09\/29\/lancaster-mans-conviction-upheld-for-wifes-stabbing-death\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Lancaster man\u2019s conviction upheld for wife\u2019s stabbing death<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/2019\/07\/05\/lancaster-man-sentenced-for-wifes-stabbing-death\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Lancaster man sentenced for wife\u2019s stabbing death<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/2019\/06\/19\/lancaster-man-convicted-of-wifes-stabbing-death\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Lancaster man convicted of wife\u2019s stabbing death<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/2017\/09\/08\/lancaster-man-pleads-not-guilty-in-wifes-killing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Lancaster man pleads not guilty in wife\u2019s killing<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/2017\/08\/01\/arraignment-postponed-for-lancaster-man-charged-with-murdering-wife\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Arraignment postponed for Lancaster man charged with murdering wife<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/2017\/07\/07\/candlelight-service-friday-for-woman-stabbed-to-death-in-lancaster\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Candlelight service for woman stabbed to death in Lancaster<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/2017\/07\/03\/woman-stabbed-to-death-in-lancaster-husband-held-for-questioning\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Woman stabbed to death in Lancaster, husband held for questioning<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LANCASTER &#8211; The California Supreme Court refused Wednesday to review the case of a Lancaster man convicted of murder for stabbing his wife two dozen times at their home after an argument. Rafael Barragan is serving a 26-year-to-life state prison sentence for the July 1, 2017, killing of his 37-year-old wife, Katrina. 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