Ronald E. Brim is on death row in the
state of California. In March of 2019, the state halted executions,
leaving death row in the air. As someone who has seen every crime
that was committed to earn this sentence, it is truly reserved for
the worst of the worst, and he or she will likely serve life in
prison if the death penalty is no longer an option.
Crime
Brim fatally shot two men and hurt
three bystanders at a Compton Metro station following a gang-related
dispute.
Brim and his codefendant Richard Roberson were jointly charged with committing two murders and three attempted murders on September 23, 2008, during a gang-related shooting at the Compton Blue Line train station. Brim was charged separately with being a felon in possession of a firearm. The People are seeking the death penalty for Brim. Brim moved for separate guilt and penalty trials or the empanelment of separate juries in order to voir dire prospective jurors in the guilt and penalty phases differently. On October 28, 2010, the trial court granted the motion for a separate penalty jury not for the reasons advanced by Brim, but because it would take the defense more than a year to investigate 17 alleged prior incidents in aggravation. The People filed a petition for a writ of mandate on December 27, 2010. We issued an alternative writ of mandate, directing the trial court to either vacate its order granting Brim's motion for a separate penalty jury and issue a new order denying the motion or show cause why a peremptory writ of mandate should not issue. Brim filed a return.
At sentencing, he said, "sorry for everybody that got hurt at the train station” but maintained his innocence. The victims were Debruce Smith,and Terry Dozier.
Brim and his codefendant Richard Roberson were jointly charged with committing two murders and three attempted murders on September 23, 2008, during a gang-related shooting at the Compton Blue Line train station. Brim was charged separately with being a felon in possession of a firearm. The People are seeking the death penalty for Brim. Brim moved for separate guilt and penalty trials or the empanelment of separate juries in order to voir dire prospective jurors in the guilt and penalty phases differently. On October 28, 2010, the trial court granted the motion for a separate penalty jury not for the reasons advanced by Brim, but because it would take the defense more than a year to investigate 17 alleged prior incidents in aggravation. The People filed a petition for a writ of mandate on December 27, 2010. We issued an alternative writ of mandate, directing the trial court to either vacate its order granting Brim's motion for a separate penalty jury and issue a new order denying the motion or show cause why a peremptory writ of mandate should not issue. Brim filed a return.
At sentencing, he said, "sorry for everybody that got hurt at the train station” but maintained his innocence. The victims were Debruce Smith,and Terry Dozier.
Address
Ronald E. BrimAR5336
San Quentin State Prison
San Quentin, CA 94974
San Quentin State Prison
San Quentin, CA 94974
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