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Murder defendant guilty of lesser charge, will spend 40 years in prison for fatal stabbing, DA says

Murder defendant guilty of lesser charge, will spend 40 years in prison for fatal stabbing, DA says
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A man who was previously accused of first-degree murder is guilty on a lesser charge Monday in a Bexar County courtroom, according to the District Attorney’s office. A jury determined Israel Anthony Cortez, 28, killed his friend Robert Neaves, 25, in a fatal 2023 stabbing. Cortez was sentenced t...

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