Defendant Lopez lived in a Bronx apartment with his wife, Martha Rivera-Lopez, and their six-year-old son. On the afternoon of February 6, 1989, defendant and his wife had an argument. A neighbor, Mona Lisa Smalls, testified at trial that she saw defendant kill his wife during the course of this argument by beating her and throwing her head against a wall. To the contrary, defendant's nephew, Peter Lopez, testified that Martha Rivera-Lopez's death was caused by falling over...
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