Jury Deliberates in Vallejo Murder Case: Accused Strangles Victim During Botched Robbery
Vallejo, California — A jury began deliberating Tuesday afternoon in the Solano County Superior Court on the fate of Devonte Levan Hicks, a 29-year-old man accused of killing 24-year-old Gerado Suarez-Marin during a robbery at a Motel 6 in Vallejo in 2018. The deliberations followed closing arguments from both the defense and the prosecution, after more than three weeks of testimony and evidence presentation. At 2 p.m., the jury, comprising seven men and five women, departed from Department 23 after receiving final instructions from Judge John B. Ellis. Hicks faces charges of first-degree murder, with … Read more