A R.I. man was sentenced on Thursday August 13, 2009 to two consecutive life terms for the murder of a man he believed was involved with his girlfriend, as reported by the Providence Journal. The court rejected any claim that the killing should be classified as manslaughter, or in the heat of passion; instead it stood by the position that the crime was one of first-degree murder. The sentence also included concurrent twenty (20) and ten (10) year terms for kidnapping and a firearms offense, respectively. The defendant is Miguel Avila, sentenced by Superior Court Justice Robert Krause.
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