Jury returns guilty verdict in Palo Alto murder trial

By Khalida Sarwari

A Santa Clara County Superior Court jury has convicted a Gilroy man of first-degree murder in connection with the killing of 27-year-old Philip Lacy during a robbery in downtown Palo Alto two years ago.

Otto Emil Koloto, 23, faces life in prison without parole.

A hearing to set a sentencing date for Koloto will be held May 11.

Koloto was convicted of murdering Lacy, a South San Francisco resident, early the morning of July 13, 2008, near City Hall.

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