and the next morning, he found his girlfriend jacqueline gomez dead. and they had known each other since freshman year and apparently their first date. doctors say she had elevated levels of hydrocodon't in her system and blood alcohol level of.26. she also had bruising around her neck. hererra claimed that gomez asked him to choke her in conessential sex. he was charged with causing serious bodily injury by choking. it was not determined if that was the cause of death. his mother was taken into custody charged with drug possession. yesterday herera's trial began. a jury of ten men and two women hearing the case. we'll talk to a list and eric is a criminal defense defense attorney. first of all, why is he not charged with murder, simply because they don't have a certain cause of death? >> they didn't rowel it to be be homicide ad first. now it is ruled homicide. but just two people in the room, and he said he went to sleep and she was alive and he woke up and she was dead. they can't prove it was homicide. and the other thing in the ruling, that they a

two years ago he was convicted of aggravated assault in the death of his the and their friend jacqueline gomez back of 2014 they say on, and the to drink, or your whiskey and to kaiser called long before having sex tell it alleges that as a to put his hands around her neck later they fell asleep in when she will up she was not breathing he's been held counsel for the token was contributed. to her contributed >>pam m: was a two to five years in prison. >>pam m: authorities estimate it year-old louisiana woman is facing up to 10 years in prison because she's also secured attacks from a man who was dead issue will be sentenced in september to plead guilty to theft of government property the show she shared the post office box with the man who was 1986 that was not discovered until last year to collect more than $200,000 and illegal benefits next it would make any parent proud of girl born with our hands went award against the gods in sports to gary enjoy and by his wife alicea that on to read for an e-mail and type they're here now + will check in on how the ndp steph curry is the one as the war