DJ Quik’s son, David Marvin Blake Jr., was sentenced on Friday, February 27, 2026, to 15 years to life in state prison following his conviction in a 2022 fatal shooting.
In December 2025, Blake Jr. was found guilty of second-degree murder and shooting from a motor vehicle in connection to the May 25, 2022 killing of 33-year-old Julio Moises Cardoza Jr. in Downey, California. Prosecutors said Blake Jr. fired multiple shots from inside a vehicle during what was described as a “rapidly escalating confrontation” outside the Cardoza family home, fatally wounding the victim.
Although Blake Jr. initially faced a potential sentence of up to 40 years to life, Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Laura Walton granted a defense request to strike firearm enhancements that could have added an additional 25 years to his sentence…