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Last August, I wrote a 1000 word editorial in the Los Angeles Times in which I explored the bizarre tragedy of former classmate Jose "Joe" Razo '89, who last year was convicted of armed robbery in California. The article was blunt in its criticism of RAZA members for shunning Razo because of the embarrassment that his confrontational homeboy attire--khaki pants and bandanna around his head--caused them...
...Razo, a Harvard varsity football player, turned to PCP to combat this confusion. His defense had centered around the claim that his confession to the burglaries was spurred by a PCP-induced psychosis...
...prosecutor Ravi Mehta called the argument a "crock," saying Razo was not poisoned by PCP when he turned himself in to police in 1987 and confessed to 12 burglaries. Mehta told the court that Razo "had earned his way to Harvard, but he also earned his way to prison...
...Razo's defense lawyer John Barnett also called the sentence fair, "given the guilty verdict. But since I believe he isn't guilty, no sentence would be appropriate...
Barnett said he filed an official notice of appeal on September 6. If the California Court of Appeals reverses the decision. Razo will be re-tried. He still faces trial in connection with three additional robberies in Los Angeles Country...