By Robert J. Hansen
Dion Vaccaro, one of the Tahoe 5, was found guilty of the murder of Dennis “Spike” Wright, Jr., in 2020 and is seeking to overturn the conviction, claiming he was wrongfully convicted.
Vaccaro, Dominic Randolph, Tristan Batten, Harvest Davidson, and Tevarez Lopez all are being charged with Wright’s murder, and are known as the Tahoe 5. All have been in jail or prison since their arrests.
Wright was the victim when a marijuana sale to prospective buyers at a motel in South Lake Tahoe went wrong.
“Due to ineffective assistance from my appointed counsel and prosecutorial misconduct, my case resulted in a spurious conviction,” Vaccaro said. […]
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