The trial of a teen accused of stabbing a Coral Gables High student has been set for July 18.
Andy Rodriguez is accused of killing 17-year-old Juan Carlos Rivera at the high school during a fight in 2009.
The two were reportedly in a dispute over Rodriguez's girlfriend. The two had allegedly gotten into a confrontation the day before, then things escalated when, according to Rodriguez, Rivera made a "bad face" to him.
Rodriguez claims the stabbing was self defense, and that Rivera came at him with a pen.
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Rivera was stabbed five times, once in the heart, and died at the school.
A telephone call to Rodriguez’s attorney wasn’t immediately returned Thursday.
