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Hometown News: Murder trial ends in sentences for two defendants

By Ron Chapman

The following story appeared April 25, 2008 in the Palm Beach County edition of Hometown News:By Michelle GentileStaff writerJUPITER — A co-defendant in the shooting trial of a 21-year-old Jupiter man arranged a plea deal with prosecutors and testified against the man who the jury considered the principal in the murder.Both defendants in the murder case of Denny Rowland paid a price.In a trial that began April 7, Zachary Zeman was found guilty of first-degree murder and three other serious felonies last week.The other co-defendant, Rikardo Alvarenga, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and will spend his 20s, and most of his 30s, in jail for a mistake that he said leaves him crushed and remorseful.“He’s so very sorry Denny died that night and that this ever happened,” said Ron Chapman, Mr...continue to full post

Full post as published by Palm Beach Criminal Defense Blog on April 29, 2008 (boomark / email).