Sentencing for first-degree murder could range from 25 years to life in prison to life without parole, Coluzza said.
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"Our criminal justice system isn't about guessing," Carey said. "The prosecutors want you to convict on guesses and maybes."Ĭoluzza said Thursday that the evidence in the trial - including electronic information from the SUV driven, Collier's phone and his fingerprints found on the marijuana products - illustrated to the jury that Collier was the one who left the car and entered McBain's home to rob and murder him.Ĭarey said on Thursday they would "absolutely" file an appeal, saying there were a number of issues in the trial.Ĭollier will be sentenced at 9:30 a.m. On Thursday, Collier's relatives looked on as the verdict was read.Ĭollier's attorney, Paul Carey, argued Wednesday witnesses failed to identify Collier in the murder, instead giving a description that matched Golden. Throughout the trial, friends and relatives of McBain were in attendance, occasionally bringing photos of him and his child with them. "He ran it with all the security of a roadside vegetable stand," he said, later adding, "Tyler made some poor choices, choices that ended his life." Coluzza said it was a dangerous business that made McBain vulnerable. In his closing arguments Wednesday, Coluzza asked the jury not to let this fact get in the way of convicting McBain's killer. Witnesses in the trial said McBain struggled with addiction, and was unemployed and making money selling marijuana at the time he was killed. More: Man charged in Oneida Castle homicide appears in courtĬollier was also convicted of first-degree robbery for forcibly stealing a tote containing marijuana products from McBain. More: Second suspect arrested in Oneida Castle homicide More: UPDATED: Man charged in Oneida Castle homicide Collier was arrested over a week later at his home in Syracuse. Troopers caught Golden after the SUV crashed in Junius, off Route 318, police reported.
A chase by state police ensued after the SUV was spotted on the New York State Thruway. 20, 2012, when she left an apartment on Harris Street and walked toward West Main Street to meet someone, according to police. Witnesses described a dark-colored SUV leaving McBain's home last summer after he was found dead in his home, New York State Police reported. Smith, a transgender woman, was 19 years old when last seen Nov. Oneida County Chief Assistant District Attorney Michael Coluzza said he still is facing the charge of second-degree murder as an accomplice in the robbery that led to McBain's death. Golden is next scheduled to appear in court Nov. Golden, of Canandaigua, also was charged with second-degree murder. Golden while robbing McBain's Oneida Castle home, police reported. He was charged last year for working with 23-year-old Travon D. Romero Collier, 24, of Syracuse, was found guilty of two counts of second-degree murder and first-degree murder. 4, 2020, murder of 22-year-old Tyler McBain was found guilty Thursday morning in Oneida County Court.
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