The defense for Gearold Sotolongo, a Hoopa man accused of fatally stabbing a man in the heart in February 2016, gave an opening statement and began calling witnesses to the stand on Monday. Zach ...
Last week a jury decided to convict a Hoopa man of second-degree murder, which is less than the first-degree charge sought by the prosecution, but more than the self-defense claim made by the defense.