The fate of Raymond Wright Jr. is in the hands of a jury. Jurors heard three more hours of closing arguments Friday, October 30 as both sides gave sharply different accounts of how Samantha Humphrey died.
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Raymond Wright Jr. takes the stand in Samantha Humphrey murder trial
Raymond Wright Jr., the on again off again boyfriend of Samantha Humphrey took the stand Thursday afternoon in Schenectady County Court in his defense.
The trial of Raymond Wright Jr., the man accused of killing 14-year-old Samantha Humphrey, continued on Thursday. The prosecution rested its case, the defense tried to dismiss, but Judge Matthew Sypniewski denied.
The jury is now deliberating in the trial of the man accused of killing 14-year-old Samantha Humphrey. If convicted, Raymond Wright Jr., 18, faces a maximum sentence of 15 years to life in prison for the second-degree murder of Humphrey.
The fate of Raymond Wright Jr. is in the hands of a jury. Jurors heard three more hours of closing arguments Friday, October 30 as both sides gave sharply different accounts of how Samantha Humphrey died.
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