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Raymarr Alford, 20, was tried and found guilty of murder, conspiracy to commit murder, recklessly endangering another person and carrying a firearm without a license by a jury in April. Alford and Qu Mar Moore, 24, fired handguns at Connelly and his brother, Braheem, following a fight at the basketball courts.
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District Attorney Eric Linhardt argued that PTSD was notpatagonia at bass pro shop a suitable legal justification for Alford s actions.
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There was a loss of safety in this community, Linhardt said.
Linhardt also said that it was troubling that not once in the two years that Alford was in prison did he express any sort of remorse for the crime, and thpatagonia guide hoody review2at testimony offered during Alford s trial placed Alfordpatagonia guide hoody review0 in an apartment with friends only an hour after the shooting saying, I caught my first body, and I d do it again.
The District Attorney asked that the judge impose the full life sentence.
Alford elected not topatagonia expedition race online speak, prompting Connelly s mother, Jennifer, to speak out.
Jennifer Connelly said she had felt sympathy for Alford throughout the trial for the sentence he was facing, but those feelings vanished when Alford neglected to offer a simple apology at any time.
As she spoke, friends and supporters of Alford began yelling and were escorted out of the court room by county deputies and continued being combative outside of the court room.
Jennifer Connelly continued, saying that they could visit Alford in jail, but she would never have a chance to see her son again.
Butts apologized to Connelly for the disrespect she was shown, and stated that Alford s lack of response attested to his unwillingness to accept responsibility for his actions. She took that into account as well as the contributions from both Linhardt and Martino before imposing the sentence.
