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LA Man Found Guilty of Second Degree Murder instead of First Degree Murder for the Killing of a USC Film Student

By Walin & Klarich

A Skilled Defense Attorney Can Prevent a Defendant from Facing the Death Penalty or Life without Parole The man who invoked fear and uneasiness throughout the USC campus and surrounding community has been found guilty of second degree murder by a Los Angeles court, according to the latimes.com website. The convicted man is 25 years old, and lived down the street from the USC campus, sometimes working as an usher during USC football games at the Los Angeles Coliseum. He now faces 16 years to life in prison, and will be sentenced in October. The convicted man was charged with stabbing a twenty-three year old USC film student and former West Point Cadet to death. The 25 year old man avoided a first-degree murder charge because the defense proved that the prosecution failed to show the required evidence proving that the murder was premeditated...continue to full post

Full post as published by Southern California Criminal Defense Blog on September 12, 2009 (boomark / email).