RIVERSIDE — A felon who gunned down a man after the victim punched him for throwing a woman into a swimming pool during a graduation party in Moreno Valley was convicted Wednesday of second-degree murder and other charges.

A Riverside jury deliberated one day before finding David Diaz, 40, of Los Angeles, guilty of the slaying of 44-year-old Giovanni Ibarra of Moreno Valley in 2023. Along with murder, jurors convicted Diaz of firearm assault and sentence-enhancing gun and great bodily injury allegations.

Riverside County Superior Court Judge Jason Armand scheduled a sentencing hearing for Jan. 16 at the Riverside Hall of Justice.

Diaz is being held without bail at the Robert Presley Jail.

According to a trial brief filed by the District Attorney’s Office, the defendant and Ibarra wer

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