He claimed Garcia Martinez and Chuy attacked him - in spite of the evidence suggesting Garcia Martinez was killed while sleeping. Rodriguez testified that Chuy and a group of other people came into the apartment.

He said he was in the apartment after using meth and drinking alcohol when he heard a car arrive, which he believed to be owned by his friend Chuy. Rodriguez testified at trial he had been given permission to stay at the apartment by one of the roommates. They fought, and eventually restrained him, the judges wrote. Two of the roommates ran outside and Rodriguez reportedly locked them out, leaving himself inside with the others, according to court papers. Rodriguez slashed one of them across the face. Without explanation, Rodriguez began attacking the returning roommates with two knives, according to court documents. They came back around 2 a.m., according to court documents.Īfter returning, Rodriguez walked out of a bedroom wearing a black bandana and a hooded sweatshirt. 2019, Garcia Martinez fell asleep on his couch around 9 p.m.įour of his roommates headed out for the Tulalip Resort Casino shortly after. It was a way to reduce the noise of his roommates at his apartment on Terrace Street in Monroe. Garcia Martinez often went to bed in his living room with a blanket covering his face.

In the ruling, the appellate court held the testimony of a doctor, toxicology reports and other testimony could have supported the argument that Rodriguez was in a psychotic delusional state at the time Garcia Martinez was killed.

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