keenan and joe d'ambrosio 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 from my standpoint it was a job well done by the police officers. they investigated a good case and brought in good witnesses. there was nothing in this case that i had to do that the police didn't already do. and 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 the stand. but his only alibi was that he was home alone sleeping. >> the prosecutor just tore me apart. you know.