Sentence For Juvenile of 100 Years is Cruel and Unusual Punishment For Aiding and Abetting Murder
Camilo Hernandez was fifteen years old when he was arrested for allegedly helping Cristian Argeta, age eighteen, shoot into a group of six African American teenagers in Compton.
Before shooting, Hernandez and Argeta yelled “Compton Vario Tortilla Flats” (CVTF), a name of a Hispanic gang in Compton with a reputation for violence against African Americans. One of the six youths died at the scene while another was shot in the chest, but survived.
Both Hernandez and Argeta were charged with one count of murder (Penal Code 187 (a)) and five counts of attempted, willful, deliberate and premeditated murder (Penal Code