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Old 04-16-2015, 12:05 PM   #19
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Murder 1 = Life without parole - Mandatory sentence.

They took awhile because they had 3 choices, Murder 1, Murder 2, or not guilty. So they had to deliberate the circumstances to make sure it applied to murder 1
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The judge didn't submit second degree murder to the jury, as far as I understand it. I heard the jury instructions and she didn't instruct them on second degree.

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