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Guilty plea expected in Lucero hate crime case
Quick ReadJose Pacheco is expected to plead guilty Wednesday to first-degree gang assault and conspiracy.
Photo credit: Ed Betz | Jose Pacheco, right, stands next to his lawyer, Christopher Brocato, as he appears in court in Riverhead. (Jan. 28, 2009)
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Jose Pacheco is expected to plead guilty Wednesday to first-degree gang assault and conspiracy in connection with the hate killing of Ecuadorean immigrant Marcelo Lucero, a source familiar with the case said.
Pacheco, 18, of Patchogue, is also expected to plead guilty in Suffolk County Court in Riverhead to additional counts of gang assault for attacks that took place earlier that day and...
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