Court Denies Paul Flores' Second Appeal in Kristin Smart Murder Case | News Channel 3-12

Appeals Court Upholds Paul Flores’ Murder Conviction in Kristin Smart Case

Paul Flores’ conviction and 25-year-to-life sentence for the 1996 murder of Cal Poly freshman Kristin Smart will stand, the California Court of Appeal ruled Friday. Flores was convicted of Smart’s first-degree murder in October 2022, after a Monterey County Jury convicted him following a three-month trial. In oral arguments on Oct. 13, Flores attorney, Soloman Wollack, argued Flores did not receive a fair trial, particularly focusing on a juror …

Appeals Court Upholds San Pedro Man's Conviction for Murdering CalPoly Classmate

A state appeals court panel Friday upheld a San Pedro man’s conviction for murdering his former Cal Poly San Luis Obispo classmate Kristin Smart, who was last seen walking back to the college dormitories from an off-campus party nearly three decades ago. The three-justice panel from California’s 2nd District Court of Appeal rejected the defense’s claims that there were errors in Paul Ruben Flores’ trial. Flores, now 49, had long been considered …

Court denies Paul Flores' second appeal in Kristin Smart murder case | News Channel 3-12

VENTURA, Calif. (KEYT) – Paul Flores' appeal of his conviction for the murder of Kristin Smart was denied in an unpublished opinion from the Second Appellate Court Division 6 on Friday. The opinion reviewed the claims made by Flores' attorney and found that the defense's claims that "cumulative error required reversal or at least reduction to second degree murder" were not found to be sufficient to overturn his conviction for murder in the first…

Appeals court upholds Paul Flores' first-degree murder conviction

An appeals court has upheld the first-degree murder conviction for Kristin Smart's killer following an appeal hearing in his case earlier this month.The appeal filed by Paul Flores was heard in Ventura on Oct. 9.In an unpublished opinion dated Oct. 24, the disposition states the judgment in Flores case is affirmed, meaning the higher court upholds the lower courts ruling and hell continue serving out his sentence.WATCH: Paul Flores' appeal heard…

Paul Flores, convicted of murdering Kristin Smart, loses appeal

By KAREN VELIE Paul Flores, the man convicted of murdering Kristin Smart, lost his appeal on Friday. A jury in 2022 found that Flores murdered Smart during an attempted rape following a 1996 frat party held near the Cal Poly San Luis Obispo campus. Monterey County Superior Court Judge Jennifer O’Keefe sentenced Flores to 25 […]