DELIBERATIONS IN THE LEVI CHAVEZ MURDER TRIAL IN SANDOVAL COUNTY RESUME AT 1 O'CLOCK TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THE CASE AGAINST THE FORMER ALBUQUERQUE POLICE OFFICER WENT TO THE JURY AT 8:30 MONDAY MORNING. JURORS HAVE YET TO REACH A VERDICT. THEY SPENT THE DAY STUDYING TESTIMONY AND BEGAN REVIEWING ABOUT 300 PIECES OF EVIDENCE.
IT'S UP TO THEM TO DECIDE IF THE 32 YEAR OLD CHAVEZ KILLED HIS ESTRANGED 26 YEAR OLD WIFE TERA CHAVEZ WITH HIS DEPARTMENT-ISSUED GUN AT HER HOME IN LOS LUNAS IN OCTOBER 2007 … THEN TRIED TO MAKE IT LOOK LIKE A SUICIDE.