Marc Furlan
A 28-year-old Pacifica man who bludgeoned his friend to death with a hammer and knife in 2012 was sentenced to 16 years to life in prison, prosecutors said.
Marc Anthony Furlan appeared in San Mateo County Superior Court for sentencing Friday, after a jury convicted him of murdering 24-year-old Kevin Coffey.
During his sentencing, Furlan apologized to Coffey’s family in court, saying he never intended for this to happen, said Assistant District Attorney Al Serrato.
Furlan received 15 years to life, plus an additional year for use of deadly weapon, Serrato said. He was also ordered to pay restitution to the family, which will be determined at a later date, Serrato said.
Furlan was arrested after police were called to the home he shared with his father and two tenants on Dell Road in the early morning of Oct. 17, 2012. Police arrived to find Coffey unconscious on the ground outside the home with more than 50 visible wounds. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
The two were acquaintances when they got into an altercation before Furlan used a knife and hammer to kill Coffey. Two tenants fled and called police around 5:15 a.m. Furlan was reportedly trying to clean up the scene and had dragged the body outside when police arrived, according to prosecutors.
Furlan’s competency was called into question but two court-appointed doctors found him able to aid in his defense in 2014. A jury convicted him June 8, 2016, after six hours of deliberation, according to prosecutors.
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