When Was Larry Charged With Two Counts Of Murder

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Larry will be charged with two counts of first-degree murder for the shooting of his girlfriend and his classmate Moe, one count of manslaughter for the cause of the UH Hilo security guards death, and the illegal use of firearm. The fact that Larry had these grudges against Moe for making him fail his AJ101 class and for going out with his girlfriend behind his back, he planned to kill both of them using the 9mm handgun he bought from a guy named Curly for $500. Based on these facts, Larry had committed a willful and premeditated two counts of murder in the first-degree and these will be considered probable cause for his arrest. Also Larry hit the UH Hilo security guard with the butt end of the handgun and because of his pre-existing heart condition, he dies from a heart attack because of that scuffle, he will be charged with Manslaughter for recklessly causing the death of the security. Larry didn’t know about the security’s heart condition and didn’t intend on killing him, but probably just to hurt him so that he can run away from the crime scene before he even calls the Police. Due to the fact that Larry didn’t buy the firearm legally, he will also be charged with an illegal use of firearms. As of now that Larry has been arrested, a police officer of the law that made the arrest should read his rights according …show more content…

This will be a trial for the Jury or the Judge to determine whether the verdict is guilty or not guilty. Afterwards, there usually is a plea bargain before the pretrial motions. “Plea bargain is basically just an agreement between the defendant and the prosecutor, in which the defendant may agree to plead guilty or nolo contendere”(wiki). Nolo contendere also means no contest. To agree to plead guilty for the case, the prosecutor may in exchange, drop one or more charges, recommend to the judge a specific sentence, or reduce the charge to a less serious

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