Jury deciding the fate of Andrew Leon as second trial comes to a close

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Andrew Leon was backmost successful tribunal Thursday arsenic prosecutors effort to person a assemblage helium is blameworthy of first-degree murder, for the 2nd time.

"This is simply a execution case, and this is simply a first-degree execution case. The enhancements talk for themselves," said authoritative Kendall Reynolds.

In their closing arguments Thursday, prosecutors doubled down connected their assertion that Leon demonstrated expressed malice.

Reynolds says his actions amusement premeditation and deliberation, saying, "April.. she gets successful his way, and pays the terms for it. She paid with her life. She paid by mode of 11 gunshot wounds."

The defence says Leon acted successful aforesaid defence erstwhile helium changeable and killed April Diaz, his erstwhile girlfriend's parent successful Huron successful 2023.

Leon claims helium saw Diaz coming astatine him with a knife.

Public defender Brendan Bergh argues the shooting amended reflects voluntary manslaughter.

"Andrew told you precisely however helium felt, and it's up to you to find if that was unreasonable," Bergh told the jury.

But prosecutors accidental constabulary grounds shows otherwise, and that the weapon ne'er near Diaz's pocket.

"The weapon doesn't travel the idiosyncratic connected its own. He's pursuing each clip he's pulling that trigger. In fact, helium is moving locations. Is helium making those decisions erstwhile he's doing it? Of people helium is," Reynolds argued.

Leon changeable Diaz 11 times, firing until his weapon jammed.

Prosecutors judge his intent was clear.

"All of those circumstances, of pulling a weapon out, racking the gun, making definite it's acceptable to fire, those are each decisions being made by Mr. Leon," Reynolds said.

The defence made 1 last plea to the jury.

"The information of the substance is, if Andrew had not acted the mode helium did, we would person a antithetic outcome, and we cognize what that result would person been," Bergh said.

Jury deliberations are present underway.

Seven men and 5 women volition determine if Andrew Leon volition go a convicted murderer.

If recovered blameworthy of first-degree murder, Leon faces up to beingness successful prison.