that's eddie espinoza's story. my partner and i both felt that this man was telling us the truth. >> based mainly on espinoza's account, police charged them with aggravated murder. each would face the death penalty. joe's court-appointed lawyer convinced him to waive his right to a jury trial. >> i haven't a clue of the law. so, whatever they said, i did. >> the prosecution was handled by a tough veteran litigator named carmen marino. >> on this case my standpoint, it was a job well done by the police officers. they brought a good case, brought in good witnesses. there was nothing in this case that i had to do that the police didn't already do. that's rare. >> at trial, the state's case hinged on eddie espinoza's eyewitness account of the murder and the testimony of stoney lewis. to defend himself, joe took stand. but his only alibi was that he was home alone sleeping. >> the prosecutor just tore me apart. you know. my attorneys did absolutely nothing and that was it. the case was over. they found me guilty of this

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