Life sentenced affirmed for Wichita man
The Kansas Supreme Court has affirmed the felony murder conviction and life sentence of a Wichita man convicted twice for killing a Cuban immigrant.
Terral Breedlove was first convicted of murder in 1997 for shooting 68-year-old Cuban immigrant Rigoberto Garcia in Wichita. Prosecutors say Breedlove shot Garcia and stole his car.
Breedlove was 17 in 1995 when he shot Garcia, who was a month away from becoming a U.S. citizen.
The Wichita Eagle reports Breedlove's first conviction was overturned by the Supreme Court in 2008 because he should have been charged in juvenile court. In 2009, Breedlove was found guilty again by a Sedgwick County jury. He appealed the case to the Supreme Court, which on Friday unanimously affirmed the conviction.
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