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Jereme Lamberth was convicted Friday of second-degree murder in the shooting death of Colorado Springs police detective Jared Jensen in February 2006.
If Lamberth had been convicted of first-degree murder, he would have been sentenced to life in prison without parole.See the full content of this document
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2nd-Degree Murder
The second-degree murder verdict means jurors did not believe beyond a reasonable doubt that the killing was premeditated.
The maximum sentence for second-degree murder is 48 years, but prosecutors said Friday that they will try to have Lamberth, who has three previous felony convictions, declared a habitual criminal, which could increase his sentence to 144 years."Our goal was to obtain a ...See the full content of this document
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