The three men convicted in the murder of Paul Dobbins last year are being sentenced on Wednesday.Â
Tyler Hernandez, Quentin Moore and Jamil Geronimo are in court to hear their sentences.
Tyler Hernandez was sentenced four years behind bars being eligible for parole after 19 months - he has already served 545 days. He was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter and not guilty of battery with a deadly weapon.Â
Jamil Geronimo received a sentence of life in prison with the possibility of parole.
Geronimo was found guilty on multiple charges including assault with a deadly weapon and carrying a concealed weapon.
Quentin Moore was sentenced to life with the possibility of parole.
This is a developing story.
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OCTOBER 2019 UPDATE: The jury has found Quentin Moore and Jamil Geronimo guilty of murder in the first degree of Paul Dobbins.
Quentin Moore has also been found guilty on the charges of battery with the use of a deadly weapon, the discharge of a firearm from a vehicle, and the challenge to fight.
Jamil Geronimo has also been found guilty of battery with the use of a deadly weapon, the discharge of a firearm within or from a vehicle, assault with a deadly weapon, the discharge of a firearm within or close to a structure and carrying a concealed weapon.
Tyler Hernandez has been found guilty of involuntary manslaughter and not guilty on the count of battery with a deadly weapon or the discharge of a firearm within a vehicle.
Moore will be back in court on Monday to move forward with sentencing.
Hernandez and Geronimo are set to be sentenced in January of 2020.
Second write-up, October 2019:
Jury deliberations continued Friday in the murder trial of three men accused of a fatal shooting last year in the Galena area.Â
Their trial started late last month in Reno.
23-year-old Jamil Geronimo, 22-year-old Tyler Hernandez and 23-year-old Quentin Moore are all charged in the murder of 20-year-old Paul Dobbins in June of 2018.
All three pleaded not guilty in March of this year.
They're also suspected of firing shots into the Loving Cup the same night of the alleged homicide.
Lawyers for each suspect are presenting their own closing arguments on Wednesday.
Moore's lawyers are asking to give him the benefit of the doubt, claiming he was trying to defend himself. His lawyer says shots were fired from both Dobbins' group of friends and his own, but no one knows who fired first. The State says he was ultimately the alleged aggressor in all instances, at the Loving Cup, and according to witness testimony, at the party in Galena.
Hernandez' lawyers say he had no criminal part in the case. They argue he didn't have a gun and didn't have problems with the victim, but that his friends did. The State says he drove the car, followed Moore's orders and was present with the other men along the way. They are accusing him of aiding and abetting and say he's just as guilty as the other two.
Geronimo's lawyers say he was attacked at the Loving Cup and at the party, so he acted in self defense. The State argued the opposite -- that he used an unlawful use of force. They say although Moore and Geronimo are accused of firing shots at the Galena party, Geronimo's rounds allegedly killed Dobbins.
Our crew at the courthouse says the prosecution will not be seeking the death penalty.
This is an ongoing trial and we will continue to update you as we learn more.
First write-up, August 2018:
The Reno Police Department confirms that a suspect has been charged in connection with two crimes committed at Galena and the Loving Cup in June.
22-year-old Jamil Geronimo faces seven counts of assault with a deadly weapon, three counts of battery with a deadly weapon and open murder.
The Washoe County Sheriff's Office said in June that Geronimo, along with two other suspects, were involved in a shooting in Galena that killed 20-year-old Paul Dobbins.
A second victim was transported to the hospital with unknown injuries.
The same day, Reno Police said they responded to shots fired inside the Loving Cup, where two or three people were hit with shrapnel. No serious injuries were reported and the victims were treated on scene by REMSA.
