On August 11, 1988, defendant Vivian Heck was indicted with the second degree murder of Mark Stafford. On September 27, 1988, a twelve member jury found her guilty as charged. Her motion for modification of verdict, filed October 5th, was granted on November 7, 1988 reducing her conviction to manslaughter. On November 17th, Heck was sentenced to serve eighteen years at hard labor, the first five without benefit...
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