His sentencing hearing has been scheduled for June 10. During the trial, the jury heard a transcript of Michael’s interview with police. where he said he only meant to shoot her in the leg while they were arguing about a divorce.
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He then called 911 to report that his wife had been shot, Det.
Jace, 53, who was convicted of second-degree murder, was upset that his wife wanted a divorce.
Jace, who played a police officer in the TV series “The Shield”, shot his wife April in the back and in the legs.
Police tape hangs in front of of actor Michael Jace’s home on May 20, 2014, in Los Angeles.
A Southern California jury deliberated for fewer than three hours Tuesday before concurring on the guilty verdict. “When she says ‘no more, I have to get out of this, ‘ he kills her”, said Deputy District Attorney Tannaz Mokayef during her closing arguments.
Jace and his deceased wife shared two young sons.
Jace waited for her to come home and shot her before calling the police.
Jace’s defense attorney, Jamon Hicks, advocated for a voluntary manslaughter conviction.
In addition to The Shield, Jace also appeared in the show Southland as well as films Boogie Nights, Planet of the Apes, and Forrest Gump.
“I was just angry”, Jace told investigators, according to a released transcript.
Jace also stated that all he wanted to do was shoot her in the leg and inflict pain, but she bled out as a result.
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The jury found Jace used a handgun in the crime, a special circumstance that increases his minimum prison time by 25 years beyond the minimum term for second-degree murder, Risling said.
