Anthony Rodriguez

The trial last spring was the culmination of events that happened on November 17, 2019.

Second-degree murder is punishable by 20 years to life behind bars.

On Thursday, Itzen dismissed Rodriguez's actions on the witness stand as a theater, a position he furthered during his closing arguments on Friday.

Anthony Rodriguez is charged with first-degree murder,f felony murder and domestic battery.

The trial will continue Friday morning.

If convicted, Rodriguez faces life behind bars with the possibility of parole.

If convicted, Rodriguez faces life with the possibility of parole.

The trial is expected to continue Tuesday afternoon.

If convicted, Rodriguez faces mandatory life sentences with the possibility of parole on both the murder and felony murder charges.

Recent filings in Natrona County District Court shed new details on allegations that a man stabbed his mother-in-law in front of her daughter.