Orange County District Press Release
For Immediate Release, Case # 12CF2591: May 30, 2014
THIRD-STRIKER SENTENCED TO 51 YEARS TO LIFE FOR STABBING-MURDER OF MAN AFTER ARGUMENT OVER RIDE
*Co-defendant in this case pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter and is awaiting sentencing
SANTA ANA – A third-striker was sentenced yesterday to 51 years to life in state prison for stabbing and murdering a man after an argument over a ride. Joseph Robert Suess, 39, Anaheim, was found guilty by a jury March 20 2014, to one felony count of first degree murder with a sentencing enhancement for the personal use of a deadly weapon. The defendant has prior strike convictions for kidnapping, assault with a deadly weapon, and attempted robbery in 1994, and assault with a deadly weapon in 2002. Continue reading