In this undated photo released by the Trenton, NJ prosecutor's office on Oct. 28, 2009, Edward Ates is shown. A jury on Friday, Nov. 6, 2009 rejected the Florida man's claims that he was too fat to have run up and down a flight of stairs and killed his former son-in-law, convicting him of murder. (AP Photo/Courtesy of Trenton Prosecutor Office) NO SALESAP – A jury convicted a Florida man Friday of murdering his former son-in-law, rejecting the man’s defense that he was too fat to have run up and down a flight of stairs to commit the crime and make a quick getaway.