California appeals court upholds conviction for teen killing
A state appeals court has upheld the conviction of a Southern California man for shooting a 17-year-old boy after the teen answered a knock at his door. The City News Service says the 2nd District Court of Appeal rejected claims that there were errors in the suspect’s trial. The suspect was a resident of Calabasas and was convicted of first-degree murder for the 2012 killing of Francisco Rodriguez and will be serving a 50-year to life sentence. Prosecutors say that the suspec
