A conviction of second degree murder in MA can carry with it a maximum sentence of life imprisonment with parole after 15 years. Second Degree Murder is differentiated from First Degree Murder by the missing requisite qualities of intent and premeditation.
In the instance below, the defendant was given the maximum sentence.
Fall River man guilty of second-degree murder
A Fall River man has been found guilty of killing a man whose body was rolled in a carpet and dumped in a Rhode Island river.
The Herald News reports that Arnaldo Flores was convicted of second-degree murder Thursday in Fall River Superior Court and sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of parole in 15 years.
The 27-year-old Flores took the stand at trial and claimed self-defense. He and other witnesses said the victim, Osvaldo Martinez, went to Flores’ home in December 2009 intending to rob him.
Flores said he fought back. Martinez was struck three times, including once in the chest.
Prosecutors say Flores, his sister and her boyfriend rolled Martinez’s body in a rug and dumped it in the Sakonnet River in Little Compton.
Associated Press
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