EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — A former University of Oregon student who killed his landlord was sentenced Tuesday in Eugene to life in prison.
The Register-Guard reports (http://is.gd/KO0vS6 ) 25-year-old Miguel Angel Chavez will be eligible to apply for parole after 25 years.
His defense lawyer said Chavez was mentally ill in December 2010 when he killed 55-year-old Deborah Ann Stone at the home where he rented a room.
Chavez had initially tried a mental illness defense before pleading guilty last month.
___
Information from: The Register-Guard, http://www.registerguard.com