MIAMI — A judge on Monday declined to grant a new trial to Pablo Lyle, the Mexican actor convicted of manslaughter for fatally punching a motorist during a confrontation on a Miami roadway.
That means Lyle, 36, will now be sentenced on Feb. 3. Under Florida’s sentencing guidelines, Lyle faces between nine and 15 years in prison, although a judge can opt to give a lower sentence.
A jury in October convicted Lyle, rejecting his claim that he acted in self-defense when he ran toward and punched 63-year-old Juan Ricardo Hernandez. Hernandez fell, cracked his head on the roadway and died at the hospital four days later.
