Death penalty avoided.

Client was charged with 3 counts of capital murder. He claimed self-defense, but was convicted after a hotly contested 3 week jury trail. Thereafter, a sentence of life with the possibility of parole on each count was negotiated thereby avoiding the death penalty.

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