Orange County District Attorney, Press Release
For Immediate Release: June 12, 2013
OCDA TO OPPOSE PAROLE OF INMATE CONVICTED OF 1994 BEATING-MURDER OF GIRLFRIEND’S INFANT DAUGHTER
SANTA ANA – Orange County District Attorney (OCDA) Tony Rackauckas is opposing the parole of a man convicted of beating and murdering an infant child in 1994. Celerino Ochoa, 36, formerly of Santa Ana, is currently being held at California Men’s Colony in San Luis Obispo. Ochoa was sentenced Jan. 19, 1996, to 15 years to life in state prison after he was found guilty by jury of second degree murder. The case was originally prosecuted by Senior Deputy District Attorney David Brent. Ochoa is scheduled for a parole hearing tomorrow, Thursday, June 13, 2013, at 8:30 a.m. at the prison before the Board of Parole Hearings (Board), California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. Continue reading