pThe first defendant to be tried for a triple murder in a schoolyard that shocked New Jersey's largest city into action has been convicted on all counts./ppA jury returned the verdict Monday in state Superior Court in Newark against Rodolfo Godinez (goh-DEE'-nez). He was among six men and boys charged with the August 2007 slayings. The jury deliberated for nearly four hours and found him guilty on all 17 counts./ppThe victims' family members, including several parents, wept quietly as the verdict was read./ppThe three victims each suffered a gunshot wound to the back of the head. A fourth victim survived and testified against Godinez./ppGodinez's attorney had argued his client was at the scene but didn't take part in the attacks. Godinez could face life in prison at sentencing.
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