POSTED: 12:18 pm HST May 5, 2010
UPDATED: 8:57 pm HST May 5, 2010
HONOLULU -- A Circuit Court judge on Thursday sentenced Matthew Higa to life in prison for killing toddler Cyrus Belt.
Judge Dexter Del Rosario gave Higa life in prison with the chance of parole.
He must serve at least 15 years before being considered eligible for parole. Honolulu Prosecutor Peter Carlisle said he would ask the Hawaii Paroling Authority to make Higa spend at least 200 the rest of his life in prison.
Offense: 2nd Degree Murder
Sentence: Life with parole
The story above says the judge set a 15-year minimum sentence, but the prosecutor said he will ask the Parole Board to set a minimum of 200 years. Not sure who makes the call here.
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