"Darreis Buckley, 28, has received his fate a prison sentence of 40 years to life in prison for second-degree murder with a gun. On Dec. 19, 2023, Buckley shot and killed 53-year-old Darwin Foster, of Oakland, at a home at the Granite Ridge Apartments in Fremont. Police say it all stemmed from jealousy over Buckley's then-25-year-old girlfriend, a self-described escort who had arranged to sell sex to Foster while Buckley was ostensibly at the grocery store."
"Before sentencing Buckley, Alameda County Judge Paul Delucchi denied a new trial motion that argued the guilty verdict was fraught, rejecting Buckley's interpretation of the facts as completely opposite to what video shows and the testimony of witnesses who never heard a woman screaming. It seems to this court that Mr. Buckley has a different perception of reality, Delucchi said. He later added, The jury verdict, I think, was right on point and certainly consistent with the facts."
Darreis Buckley shot and killed 53-year-old Darwin Foster on Dec. 19, 2023, at a Granite Ridge Apartments home in Fremont. He was convicted of second-degree murder with a gun and sentenced to 40 years to life. Prosecutors say the killing stemmed from jealousy over Buckley’s then-25-year-old girlfriend, who described herself as an escort and had arranged to sell sex to Foster. Buckley claimed self-defense and said he rushed to help the woman after hearing her scream. Alameda County Judge Paul Delucchi denied a new trial, finding video and witness testimony contradicted Buckley’s account. The girlfriend was initially arrested but never charged.
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