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Bronx Drug Robbery and Deadly Fall Lead To Victim Family Tears in SDNY, 24 Year Sentence

By Matthew Russell Lee, Patreon

SDNY COURTHOUSE, June 7-- Jeffrey Guzman de la Cruz is said to have participated in the attempted armed robbery of a drug dealer in an apartment in 940 Grand Concourse in March 2017, during or just after which a woman went out the window of the apartment's kitchen and fell to her death. 

 On March 5, 2020 - three years later - he was in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York Magistrates Court, and the government sought detention. His co-defendant Miguel Sarante, represented by Sullivan & Cromwell, consented to detention. But Guzman de la Cruz sought bail, represented by Sabrina Shroff. 

  Shroff argued that Guzman de la Cruz was no longer in the apartment when the women went out the window, then in the alternative that even if he were to still have been in the apartment, the struggle had nothing to do with her going out the window to her death.

  The Assistant US Attorney responded with a two word phrase: felony murder. Suddenly Guzman de la Cruz' post-arrest statement was cast in a different light.

Jump cut to June 7, 2023, when co-defendant Cristian Marino-Castro was up for sentencing. Inner City Press was there, thread here:

OK- now at sentencing of Cristian Marino-Castro - defendant has 8 supporters on one side of the gallery; prosecutor shepherds 8 into other side. 2 victims will speak

Aunt of victim speaks first. Victim's 17 year old son, she says, told her he had no reason to live after his mother was killed. He got stabbed 5 times. Blames "el delinquente aqui" [the delinquent here]

 Now victim's daughter notes that defendant came in smirking. Then says, I forgive you. But I want justice. 

Prosecutor: This was robbery and murder on March 3, 2017. He entered the apartment with a gun and the victim fled to the fire escape and fell 5 stories

Defense lawyer says he was involved in Attica, and that Judge's father was on the Commission. Says his client's mother is Spain and he may be deported there.

Marino: I thank God. I struggle to be a good citizen. Amen.

 Judge returns, says the guideline is 292 to 300 months in prison. When you take a life, you shatter a world. A long sentence is needed to reimpose some order in the moral universe.  [A family member of the victim speaks out, is quieted]

Judge: You are a danger. Please srand.  I sentence you to 252 months in prison.

     It is US v. Marino-Castro 20-cr-157 (Liman) 

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