Defendant, with two other accomplices, robbed and murdered Patty Rodriguez after smoking crack cocaine. One of the accomplices pleaded guilty to manslaughter and then testified for the prosecution. He stated that the defendant killed Rodriguez with a bent knife. The bent knife was found at the murder scene. A second witness who also knew the defendant saw him enter the building where the murder occurred and exit the building 10 minutes later.
At trial, the prosecution...
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