Ian Glomski, an assistant professor in the University of Virginiaโ€™s medical school and a juror in the George Huguely murder trial, tells the Washington Post that Huguelyโ€™s drinking problem and his videotaped admission showing his genuine shock and surprise at the news of Yeardley Loveโ€™s death, were key factors taken into consideration when deciding the former lacrosse playerโ€™s fate.

The seven men and five women who made up the jury concluded that while Huguely had acted maliciously, he hadnโ€™t kicked through the locked bedroom door of Love, who was from Cockeysville, intending to kill the her.

The jury convicted Huguely of second-degree murder and larceny and recommended a sentence of 26 years: twenty-five years for murder and one year for larceny.

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