A jury in Luzerne County has found a man accused of homicide guilty.
Josue Faurelus was accused of shooting Christly Aristide to death in October of 2008 on Moyallen Street in Wilkes-Barre.
The jury convicted him on third-degree murder after several hours of deliberations.
Assistant District Attorney Sam Sanguedolce said prosecutors are disappointed the jury didn't return a conviction of first-degree murder. "We felt we put on quite a good first-degree murder case. We had a victim who was shot in the back. We felt the bullet wound in the back convinced the jurors it certainly wasn't self-defense."
Prosecutors in Luzerne County said they will seek the maximum sentence of 20 to 40 years in prison.
Josue Faurelus was accused of shooting Christly Aristide to death in October of 2008 on Moyallen Street in Wilkes-Barre.
The jury convicted him on third-degree murder after several hours of deliberations.
Assistant District Attorney Sam Sanguedolce said prosecutors are disappointed the jury didn't return a conviction of first-degree murder. "We felt we put on quite a good first-degree murder case. We had a victim who was shot in the back. We felt the bullet wound in the back convinced the jurors it certainly wasn't self-defense."
Prosecutors in Luzerne County said they will seek the maximum sentence of 20 to 40 years in prison.
