All bad.
SAN DIEGO — A man accused in a gang-related fatal shooting in Encanto in 2007 that took the life of a 20-year-old man was convicted Friday of first-degree murder.
A jury also found Maurice Tucker, 23, guilty of shooting at an inhabited dwelling as well as gun and gang allegations in connection with the death of Stephen Cleveland, who was mortally wounded outside his grandmother’s home.
San Diego Superior Court Judge Michael Smyth scheduled a sentencing hearing for Sept. 26, when Tucker could be sentenced to 50 years to life in prison.
On June 9, 2007, an SUV pulled up outside the home on South 65th Street near Cielo Drive. Someone got out of the car and fired at Cleveland several times as he walked his girlfriend to her car. He collapsed in a nearby driveway and died about an hour later.
San Diego police arrested Tucker on March 1, 2010, as he drove along Imperial Avenue. Another man, Charles Neal, was convicted last year of second-degree murder in connection with the Cleveland shooting and was sentenced to 40 years to life.
Deputy District Attorney Kristian Trocha said there had been an altercation at a concert in April 2007 between Tucker, Neal and their associates — all gang members — and a group of rivals that included Cleveland.
The prosecutor said Tucker and Neal were beaten up in that altercation.
A jury also found Maurice Tucker, 23, guilty of shooting at an inhabited dwelling as well as gun and gang allegations in connection with the death of Stephen Cleveland, who was mortally wounded outside his grandmother’s home.
San Diego Superior Court Judge Michael Smyth scheduled a sentencing hearing for Sept. 26, when Tucker could be sentenced to 50 years to life in prison.
On June 9, 2007, an SUV pulled up outside the home on South 65th Street near Cielo Drive. Someone got out of the car and fired at Cleveland several times as he walked his girlfriend to her car. He collapsed in a nearby driveway and died about an hour later.
San Diego police arrested Tucker on March 1, 2010, as he drove along Imperial Avenue. Another man, Charles Neal, was convicted last year of second-degree murder in connection with the Cleveland shooting and was sentenced to 40 years to life.
Deputy District Attorney Kristian Trocha said there had been an altercation at a concert in April 2007 between Tucker, Neal and their associates — all gang members — and a group of rivals that included Cleveland.
The prosecutor said Tucker and Neal were beaten up in that altercation.