Man Convicted in Las Vegas for Highway Robbery and Slaying
Last week the suspect in a 2009 highway robbery and killing case was convicted at trial of conspiracy, armed robbery, and the Nevada crime of murder. The trial lasted a week, and the jury deliberated for days. The defendant's attorney says they'll appeal the verdict.
The Nevada crime of murder is divided into first degree and second degree. First degree murder comprises all intentional killing with malice aforethought, as well as killings done while committing another felony. Second degree murder is killing without malice aforethought, but where the person was acting so recklessly that he/she should have known that death could result.
Penalties for the Nevada crime of murder can include the death penalty if the jury finds at least one aggravating factor that outweighs any mitigating factors. Otherwise the defendant faces life in prison with or without the possibility of parole after twenty years. The most lenient sentence is fifty years with the possibility of parole after twenty years.
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