Verdict: Guilty of first degree murder

Frank Lazcano

Sentence could total 30 years

After one day of deliberation, the jury for the Frank Lazcano trial Friday returned a verdict of guilty to the charge of first degree murder of Marcus Schur of Rosalia. Superior Court Judge David Frazier read the jury’s verdict at about 4:30 p.m. in superior court.

The trial came to an end in a hushed courtroom with some family members and friends quietly sobbing. Lazcano, for several minutes, gazed at his infant son while he sat expressionless in the defendant’s chair.

Testimony for trial ended the previous day after Frank Lazcano took the witness s...