The defendant, Pedro Lopez, was indicted on two counts, in Count I for murder and in Count II for manslaughter. He waived a jury and his bench trial resulted in a finding he was guilty of murder. He was sentenced to the penitentiary for twenty to fifty years.
The defendant had a woman living with him named Stella. They had spent an evening in a tavern, returning home about 11:30 p.m. They had...
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