Criminal Law Paper

CJA 354

Criminal Law Paper

In 1982 a man by the name of Fernando Belmonte's was convicted for murder of a nineteen year old female. In the case of this murder he was ultimately sentenced to death and he is now fighting for his life. The highlighted portion of this story is the actual incident itself. Belmont has been convicted and thought of as a monster from the case and its evidence was overwhelming. Belmont broke into the home of Stacy McConnell. His motive was robbery. He ended up hitting McConnell with a barbell and brutally murdered her. The object he stole from the home was a stereo. The value of the stereo was dollars. McConnell lost her life for a dollar stereo.

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