A Tulare County jury convicted Cisco Vasquez and Saul Ingraham for the 2020 murder of Army veteran Michael Dean Robinson. The Department 20 verdicts came on Aug. 20, 2026 in Tulare County Superior Court.
The Tulare County District Attorney reported the convictions in the DA's 2026 press-release index. Superior Court is California's trial court for serious felony cases. Its jury decides guilt, and a judge later sets punishment at sentencing.
Table of Contents
- What the jury decided
- Where and when the shooting happened
- Who was Michael Dean Robinson?
- What sentencing means in Superior Court
- How residents can check the sentence
What the jury decided
The Department 20 jury convicted Vasquez, 30, and Ingraham, 27, in the Tulare homicide case. The District Attorney announced the verdicts on Aug. 21, 2026.
Both men now face sentencing for murder. The exact count language, enhancements, and prison range come from two records. Those records are the full DA release and the clerk's minute order. The minute order is the clerk's written record of courtroom action.
Where and when the shooting happened
Multiple 911 calls reported gunfire at about 11:00 p.m. on Dec. 24, 2020. Tulare Police officers responded to the shooting scene that night.
The District Attorney places the killing at that late-night response. Tulare Police records name the victim as Michael Dean Robinson, age 33, as shown by Tulare Police records released through MuckRock in the released Tulare Police file. The same records list Cisco Joseph Vasquez as the arrested person at 345 W. Cross in Tulare. That address anchors the incident location for later court papers.
Who was Michael Dean Robinson?
Robinson was born May 20, 1987 in Tracy and raised in Tulare, according to his family obituary in the Visalia Times-Delta in his published obituary. He graduated from Tulare Western High School in 2005. He then served as a U.S. Army specialist with two tours in Iraq. He died Dec.
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25, 2020 in Tulare, one day after the late-night shooting. The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs lists May 20, 1987 to Dec. 25, 2020 on his VA memorial page. It records his interment at Tulare District Cemetery.
What sentencing means in Superior Court
A California murder conviction moves the case to a sentencing hearing. The judge selects a state-prison term allowed by law. Prosecutors present their prison recommendation, and defense can respond.
With convictions entered, the Robinson case proceeds to that sentencing stage in Tulare County Superior Court. The District Attorney is expected to seek state-prison terms. The hearing date and final term will appear in the court file.
How residents can check the sentence
Start with the two controlling papers rather than summaries. Short posts often omit counts, enhancements, and terms.
Keep the Aug. 20, 2026 verdict date and Department 20 on any request to help court staff locate the file.
- Read the full Aug. 21, 2026 DA release for the charges and verdicts.
- Ask the Superior Court clerk for the Department 20 minute order and sentencing minutes.
- Use the Tulare Police incident record to match names, date, and location.
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