Man Pleads Guilty to Henderson Murder
Yesterday a twenty-eight year old man pleaded guilty to conspiracy, possession of stolen property, armed robbery, burglary, possession of a firearm by an ex-felon, and the Nevada crime of murder for beating an eighty-two year old man to death in Henderson in 2009. Prosecutors won't be seeking capital punishment in return for the plea agreement. Four other people have been charged in connection with the attack.
The Nevada crime of murder comprises premeditated killing (first-degree) and extremely reckless killing (second-degree). Murder is a distinct crime from manslaughter, which is an unlawful killing without premeditation or malice. Voluntary manslaughter is homicide done in the heat of passion. Involuntary manslaughter is homicide that resulted from an act of negligence.
The punishment for committing the Nevada crime of murder may be either fifty years in prison with the possibility of parole after 20 years, life in prison with the possibility of parole after 20 years, life in prison with no parole, or the death penalty. The death penalty may be imposed only if the jury finds at least one aggravating factor which outweighs all the mitigating factors, if any. Convicted murderers who were minors at the time may not be executed for it.
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