Richard patterson murder francisca marquinez death

Richard Henry Patterson, 64, was facing a second-degree murder charge in the October death of year-old Francisca Marquinez in Margate..

Richard Henry Patterson, the Margate man who initially claimed his girlfriend choked to death during oral sex, was found not guilty Monday of second-degree.

Richard Patterson, 65, of Margate, is charged with second-degree murder in the choking death of his girlfriend, Francisca Marquinez, 60, in

Richard Henry Patterson, 64, was facing a second-degree murder charge in the October death of year-old Francisca Marquinez in Margate.

Richard Patterson, 65, of Margate, was acquitted of killing year-old girlfriend Francisca Marquinez in after a week-long trial.

Prosecutors argued that Patterson used his hands to choke Marquinez, whose death was ruled undetermined by the medical examiner's office.

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A year-old man reportedly wants to show his manhood to a jury in Florida to prove that he didn’t strangle his girlfriend to death.

Richard Henry Patterson of Margate was arrested in November and charged with second-degree murder of his year-old girlfriend, Francisca Marquinez.

Now, Patterson and his attorney Ken Padowitz are trying to show the jury at his trial his penis as evidence in an effort to prove them Marquinez choked to death while performing oral sex on him.

Here’s what you need to know:

1. Patterson & Padowitz Are Using the ‘Rough Sex’ Defense

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Patterson hasn’t denied that he choked Marquinez to death on October 28, There’s just a discrepency in how he did so, his attorney said to the court.

Padowitz filed a motion in court in May 1 asking that Patterson be able to present his penis as evidence, arguing that doing so is “essential” to showing his case, the