Florida inmate laughs during sentencing for killing cellmate with pen
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Key Points:
- Marcus Terry, a Florida inmate already serving a life sentence for armed burglary and robbery, was convicted of second-degree murder for fatally stabbing his cellmate, Ray Matos, with a pen in 2021.
- During sentencing, Terry smiled and laughed as Judge Ellen Sue Venzer described the violent attack, leading the judge to express disapproval of his behavior before sentencing him to life in prison without parole.
- Terry's lawyer requested a new trial citing inadmissible evidence, but the motion was denied by the judge.
- The fatal incident occurred inside the Dade Correctional Institution, where Matos was found in a pool of blood with Terry standing over him, bloodied.
- Terry now has the option to appeal his life sentence.
