Brothers convicted in 1995 Napa Valley stabbing attack denied resentencing

A Napa County judge has denied resentencing requests from two brothers convicted nearly three decades ago in the attack on a Southern California family vacationing in Napa Valley, prosecutors said.

In a statement Tuesday, the Napa County District Attorney’s Office said Judge Scott Young of the county Superior Court upheld the original prison sentences for Johnny Barra Jr., 50, and Josiah Cheston Barra, 48, who were convicted in 1996 of attempted first-degree murder and robbery in the attack on a Southern California family vacationing in Napa Valley.