A New Jersey shooting last November resulted in the death of a 64-year-old.
If you have been following the news, you may have heard that a 19-year-old
Newark man was arrested on felony criminal charges for the commission
of this shooting.

According to reports, the 19-year-old allegedly shot the deceased during
an attempted robbery in an apartment residence. Three people were supposedly
in the apartment when the suspect entered and attempted to rob them at gunpoint.

After making threatening statements to the three individuals, the younger
man purportedly shot the victim, who died two days later. In addition
to the murder charge, the indictment also charges the defendant with terroristic
acts, robbery and aggravated assault.

Under New Jersey law, murder is a first degree felony punishable by a jail
term of 30 years without chance of parole or a fixed term between 30 years and life.

Furthermore, a terroristic threat is a third degree crime. It carries a
sentence of three to five years. Aggravated assault resulting in severe
bodily injury is a second degree crime punishable by a prison term of
five to 10 years.

The supplemental charges following a murder charge are frequently used
to enhance the sentence to the maximum allowed by law. These charges represent
some of the gravest violations of criminal law and are beyond the ability
of a layperson to defend in court.

Despite the seriousness of these charges, an accused person is presumed
innocent and no wrongdoing attaches to the accused merely by having such
allegations brought against them.

Source: NJ.com, “Newark man indicted on felony murder charges, accused of robbing and killing
64-year-old man,” Richard Khavkine, July 13, 2012