Sunday, September 4, 2011

Santa Ana, CA: Wife convicted for stabbing death of husband

SANTA ANA – A Santa Ana woman was convicted Friday of killing her husband with a knife during an argument, authorities said.

Janeth Hernandez, 30, pleaded guilty to a felony count of voluntary manslaughter, according to Orange County Superior Court records. She now faces a maximum sentence of 12 years in state prison, prosecutors said.

A felony murder charge against Hernandez was dismissed, as were sentencing enhancements for use of a deadly or dangerous weapon, court records show.

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