In March of 2012, Morgan Hill teenager Sierra LaMar disappeared while on her way to Sobrante High School, according to the Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office; LaMar was 15 at the time and was never found.
He was convicted in 2017 of killing LaMar and was also found guilty of the three attempted kidnappings. In February of 2026, his conviction was overturned by the California 6th Appellate District Court.
"The charged murder was not sufficiently similar to the Safeway incidents to convey that the perpetrators of each had the same intent, and no direct logical connection between the Safeway incidents and the murder three years later established a common motive," the court wrote in its opinion.
"We conclude that the consolidated trial and the improper cross-admission of the charges prejudiced defendant," the appellate court wrote.
"In any retrial of count 1, based on our finding of insufficient evidence of willful, deliberate, and premeditated murder or a specific intent to kill, the prosecution is barred from relying on those theories," the court wrote.
Opening statements will be held on Monday. According to the Santa Clara County District Attorney's Office, Garcia-Torres faces a murder charge and three attempted kidnapping charges.
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