Jury quickly convicts Syracuse boy, 15, of murdering 18-year-old during $40 marijuana deal
Updated Apr 09, 2021;
Posted Apr 09, 2021
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Syracuse, NY -- A Syracuse teen who claimed that he had no choice but to shoot and kill a man selling marijuana in January 2019 was found guilty Friday of murder, attempted robbery and illegal weapon possession.
In a case with security video of the robbery and what amounted to a confession by the teen, prosecutor Melinda McGunnigle told the jury in closing: “The case really is as simple as it seems.”
The jury apparently agreed It deliberated only two hours before returning its guilty verdict Friday afternoon, McGunnigle said.