was mendoza found guilty of killing two cousins?

Answer 1

I think I read that in the paper, if that is the same case yes he was found guilty but I don't know the sentence..☺

Answer 2

Here is what I find:

"... five hours over two days before finding Martin Mendoza guilty of the Jan. 25, ... Court, where a judge found probable cause to charge him with Chambers' killing. ..." at:
www.sonic.net/~msnyder/angels/Stories59.htm

"San Bernardino, CA -- People who knew Martin Mendoza knew a hard worker and dedicated family man. Even his brother never guessed what would happen after Mendoza ran into "a little problem" in his marriage. On Jan. 25, 1996, Mendoza, 32, drove from Carson City, Nev., to his brother-in-law's house in this San Bernardino County desert community in search of his wife and children, who had left a week earlier. He found them getting ready to go to school, authorities said, and started shouting and shooting. Deputies driving up to the front yard watched as he held Sandra in a headlock and shot her. They said he then opened fire on a car in the driveway, where three other children were waiting to go to school. He already had taken a shot at his brother-in-law and missed, sheriff's spokeswoman Toni Broten said. His wife had run into the house. Mendoza allegedly fired at two patrol cars, hitting them but missing the deputies. One officer shot him in the shoulder. Mendoza ran into the back yard, where he was taken down and handcuffed.
When it was over, three children were dead: Sandra and Erik, his stepchildren and niece Wendy. The couple's 7-year-old son escaped with a minor bullet wound, and an 8-year-old was unhurt. "I never would have expected that from the guy," said Mark Crook, Mendoza's supervisor at Tedesco Construction in Reno where Mendoza was responsible for heavy equipment. He was so conscientious he was being considered for a promotion, said company owner Greg Tedesco. "He was a very nice guy, always laughing and playing with the kids. But when his wife left, I think he was thinking too much and went a little crazy," said Adrian Obeso, a brother-in-law in Carson City. Investigators expected to hand the case over to prosecutors for Mendoza to be arraigned on murder charges said Broten."
FROM:
http://www.sonic.net/~msnyder/angels/Stories59.htm

According to the second article, in all four were killed: His wife, two step-children, and a neice. According to the first article, he was found GUILTY! Have a great weekend and a wonderful HoLiDaY SeAsOn!!
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