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Seth Cravens is a 22-year-old man from La Jolla, California, who was found guilty of second-degree murder on November 18, 2008. Cravens and four other men known as the Bird Rock Bandits had been accused of beating to death the professional surfer Emery Kauanui, Jr., known as Kauanui.Los Angeles Times: La Jolla man found guilty in beating death of surfer Kauanui (November 18, 2008)
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Fast Facts
- Kauanui was attacked outside his mother's house on May 24, 2007Los Angeles Times: La Jolla man found guilty in beating death of surfer Kauanui (November 18, 2008)
- Five men were involved in the beatingLos Angeles Times: La Jolla man found guilty in beating death of surfer Kauanui (November 18, 2008)
- The beating was said to have arisen from a bar fightSan Francisco Chronicle: San Diego jury finds man guilty of surfer's murder (November 18, 2008)
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- Kauanui was hospitalized with a fractured skull and died four days laterLos Angeles Times: La Jolla man found guilty in beating death of surfer Kauanui (November 18, 2008)
- Sentencing set for January 12, 2009SignOnSanDiego: Man found guilty of second-degree murder in surfer's beating death (November 18, 2008)
- Cravens' attorneys will appealSignOnSanDiego: Man found guilty of second-degree murder in surfer's beating death (November 18, 2008)
- Sentence: 15 years to lifeSignOnSanDiego: Man found guilty of second-degree murder in surfer's beating death (November 18, 2008)
- Cravens still faces assault charges for earlier incidentsSignOnSanDiego: Man found guilty of second-degree murder in surfer's beating death (November 18, 2008)
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Progress of the Case
Cravens and four other members of the Bird Rock Bandits—Eric House, Matthew Yanke, Orlando Osuna and Henri Hendricks—got into an altercation with Kauanui at a La Jolla bar. The men drove to Kauanui's mother's house where a fight broke out. Kauanui argued with Cravens and was hit once on the jaw.Signs on San Diego: Man found guilty of second-degree murder in surfer's beating death (November 18, 2008)Matthew Yanke, Eric House and Henri Hendricks each pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter. House and Yanke were sentenced to 210 days in the county jail, and Osuna was sentenced to 349 days. Hendricks pleaded guilty to accessory after the fact and was sentenced to 90 days in jail.Signs on San Diego: Man found guilty of second-degree murder in surfer's beating death (November 18, 2008)
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