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Jury Finds Miami Teen Guilty Of Murder At School
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Published: September 25, 2008
ORLANDO - A jury on Wednesday convicted a South Florida teenager of first-degree murder in the 2004 stabbing death of his 14-year-old friend in a middle school bathroom.
The jury deliberated for about 31/2 hours before convicting Michael Hernandez in the slaying of Jaime Gough and the attempted murder of another classmate, Andre Martin.
Defense attorney Richard Rosenbaum had argued that Hernandez, now 18, was not criminally responsible for the murder at Miami's Southwood Middle School because he was insane at the time and still is.
Prosecutors said Hernandez meticulously planned to kill Gough, Martin and even his own sister in a case that was moved to Orlando because of pretrial publicity in Miami.
When the verdict was read, Hernandez showed no reaction. He left the courtroom flanked by deputies and never looked back at his parents, who sat two rows behind him.
Hernandez faces life in prison; sentencing is set for Nov. 7.
The Associated Press
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