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STATE OF RIDGEWAY SUPERIOR COURT THE STATE OF RIDGEWAY Plaintiff v. LivsSmoothies [#1792051926] Defendant _______________________________________/ Case No. RSC-CM-2746 JUDGMENT Hon. Derogatoryyy I. BACKGROUND The government furnished charges against the Defendant on or about April 28, 2024, and probable cause was established for second-degree murder, unlawful discharge of a firearm, and brandishing. The Defendant entered a plea of not guilty. The government was initially represented by s_tems but is currently being represented by SolusXervanis (#26101). The Defendant is being represented by MatthewSandringham (#16103). II. FINDINGS The government alleges that “On or about March 22nd, 2024, Defendant LivsSmoothies caused with intent serious bodily injury and committed an act clearly dangerous to human life that caused the death of resident sceptism, using their Barrage 1014.” The government called one lay witness and one expert witness. The lay witness delivered testimony authenticating the government’s Exhibit A and further testimony about an altercation that he had with the Defendant. The expert witness was Arvantise, and he testified as a criminal investigator about the investigation he conducted into the Defendant. The government’s Exhibit A shows sceptism, or the victim, walking inside of the Sterling Gun Club located in Sterling Heights and walking into the room exclusively for advanced firearm Licensees to purchase their weapons. Then the Defendant opens the door and pulls out his Barrage 1014 shotgun and fires upon the Defendant, killing him. Second-degree murder is defined as “The act of intentionally or knowingly causing death of an individual; or of causing, with intent, serious bodily injury and commits an act clearly dangerous to human life that causes death of an individual; or of committing or attempts to commit a felony, other than manslaughter, and in the course of and in furtherance of the commission or attempt, or in immediate flight from the commission or attempt, he commits or attempts to commit an act clearly dangerous to human life.” See 3 R.C.C. § 3.10. For the government to successfully prove that the Defendant is guilty of second-degree murder, the government must first prove that there was a killing. The government has successfully proven that the Victim died. The government must then prove that the Defendant killed the Victim with intent to cause serious bodily injury. The Defendant followed the Victim to a secluded room. When the Defendant opened the door, they began to unsling their shotgun and aim it toward the Victim. The Defendant fired twice at the Victim with their shotgun killing the Victim with the first hit then firing again. This demonstrates that the Defendant intended to cause serious bodily injury and it clearly did cause the death of the Victim. III. COUNT ONE As to count one of the information, second-degree murder in violation of 3 R.C.C. § 3.10, it is the finding of the court that the Defendant is GUILTY. IV. COUNT TWO DEFENDANT WAS ACQUITTED UNDER RIDG. R. CRIM. PRO. 24. V. COUNT THREE DEFENDANT WAS ACQUITTED UNDER RIDG. R. CRIM. PRO. 24. SO ORDERED By: Derogatoryyy Magistrate Judge Ridgeway Superior Court

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