HERMANN – Sentencing is scheduled on Friday for Christine Elizabeth Weber of Hermann, who was convicted this summer of involuntary manslaughter in the 2020 shooting death of Alfonse Falco.

Weber had been charged with first-degree murder, but after a three-day trial the jury took only a short time to find her guilty of involuntary manslaughter, the lightest of four possible alternatives presented to the jury. Weber and Falco shared the residence and, according to testimony, the shooting resulted out of Weber’s fear of further domestic violence.

The prosecution, handled by a pair of assistants in the Missouri Attorney General’s Office, focused its efforts on trying to show that Weber had multiple chances to escape the abusive relationship. Weber’s attorney countered the prosecution’s efforts by arguing that Weber acted as a result of battered spouse syndrome.

20th Circuit Presiding Judge Craig Hellmann heard the case and will hand down the sentence during a session set for noon Friday, according to the Gasconade County Circuit Clerk’s Office. The prosecution is recommending Weber be sentenced to about 10 years in prison.

Weber has been in custody since her arrest in December of 2020.