November 22, 2009
- Portland, Oregon
Jury convicts man claiming to be 'too fat to kill'
Edward Ates By DAVID PORTER, Associated Press Writer
HACKENSACK, N.J. (AP) - A New Jersey jury has rejected a Florida man's claims that he was too fat to kill his former son-in-law and has convicted him of murder.
The jury of eight women and four men issued its verdict against Edward Ates on Friday, its second day of deliberations after a trial that lasted more than a month. Ates said he didn't have the energy to accurately shoot his former son-in-law and make a quick getaway to Louisiana. The 62-year-old was 285 pounds when Paul Duncsak was killed in 2006. Prosecutors said Ates drove from Florida to Duncsak's home in New Jersey, climbed a staircase and shot the 40-year-old. The victim and Ates' daughter were involved in a bitter custody dispute after their divorce. |
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