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Life without parole for two convicted of killing pizza-delivery man in Hyde Park
By adamg on Tue, 09/23/2014 - 3:38pm
A Suffolk Superior Court jury today convicted Alexander Gallet and Michel St. Jean of first-degree murder for the stabbing death of Richel Nova in an abandoned Hyde Park Avenue house in 2010, the Suffolk County District Attorney's office reports.
The jury rejected an argument by Gallet's lawyer that his client wasn't quite the vermin the DA had portrayed him as - yes, he killed Nova, but kind of in self defense.
The first-degree convictions bring with them mandatory sentences of life in prison without possibility of parole, although their formal sentencing is not until tomorrow morning.
Gallett's girlfriend, Yamiley Mathurin, pleaded guilty to manslaughter and armed robbery just as she was to go on trial with Gallett and St. Jean.
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Good news! I remember being
Good news! I remember being quite disturbed when this first went down. It's still hard to believe these young "adults" could have such little regard for life they might kill a stranger just trying to do his job for a few bucks and a pizza. F*&% those dirtbags. Have fun in prison forever.
Good!
I remember I was getting my hackney license when this happened. The instructor mentioned this as an example to be cautious of everyone.
Savages
Savages
If I remember correctly these
If I remember correctly these two guys were also offered a deal to plead out and avoid trial. Gallett accepted and his guilty plea would have called for a slightly longer sentence than his codefendant(in the area of 20 years. But the codefendant refused the deal and I think that removed it from the table for both of them. Now, it's natural life.
His attorney used self
His attorney used self defense? Really?!