Student's Parents File Wrongful Death Suit after Stabbing
In a 2008 incident, a San Diego college student was fatally stabbed and his parents are now filing a wrongful death lawsuit against his assailants. Esteban Nunez, Ryan Jett, Rafael Garcia and Leshanor Thomas are all named as defendants in the lawsuit and they all pleaded guilty to the incident. The Santos’ also filed a lawsuit against former Governor of California Arnold Schwarzenegger stemming from his decision to reduce Nunez’s sentence in connection with the incident from 16 years to 7 years.
That lawsuit claims the former governor did not give them proper notice of his decision, which would have allowed them to contend against it. In the original incident that occurred in 2008, 22-year-old Luis Santos was involved in a brawl that began because Nunez and the 3 other defendants were angered at being barred from a fraternity party. During the brawl Jett fatally stabbed Santos in the heart.
The report states that the former governor decided to reduce Nunez’s sentence because Jett was the one who stabbed Santos and Nunez did not. As a result, the former governor felt it was unfair for Nunez to be sentenced the same length of time as Jett. However, since Nunez still played a part in Santos’ death, he should still receive a sentence equal to Jett’s. In any situation involving people causing serious injury or death to another person, those involved should be held accountable for their actions.
