Woman Sentenced to 16 Years to Life for Fatally Stabbing Husband in Santa Ana

Woman Sentenced to 16 Years to Life for Fatally Stabbing Husband in Santa Ana

A 36-year-old woman has been sentenced to 16 years to life in prison for fatally stabbing her husband in their Santa Ana home while the couple’s young children frantically tried to respond to his cries and force their way through a locked bedroom door, according to court records obtained Monday. Michelle Gutierrez, who was sentenced Friday, was convicted April 16 of second-degree murder with a sentencing enhancement for the personal use of a dea…

Wife gets 16 years to life for fatally stabbing husband in Santa Ana on his birthday

A 36-year-old Santa Ana woman was sentenced last week to 16 years to life for stabbing her husband to death as he lay in bed the morning of his birthday in 2021, according to court records. Michelle Gutierrez was convicted in April by an Orange County Superior Court jury of second-degree murder and sentenced on Friday, Aug. 8. Gutierrez’s public defender said mental-health issues related to medication Gutierrez had been taking to help deal with …

Santa Ana woman gets 16 years to life for fatally stabbing her husband on his birthday - New Santa Ana

Michelle Gutierrez, a 36-year-old Santa Ana woman, is heading to state prison for the next 16 years to life after being sentenced on Friday, Aug. 8, for fatally stabbing her husband, Cesar Reyes Zuna, 38-years-old, on his birthday in 2021, as he lay in bed. Gutierrez was convicted a few months ago, in April, by an Orange County Superior Court jury on a felony charge of second-degree murder. Jazmine Torres, Gutierrez’s public defender, blamed men…