Prosecutors Won't Seek Death Penalty for Man Convicted in Davie Woman's 2014 Murder
Dayonte Resiles was found guilty last month of first-degree murder in the killing of Jill Halliburton Su
By NBC 6 News
Prosecutors won't be seeking the death penalty for a man convicted of murdering a woman in her Davie home in 2014.
The announcement was made at a hearing Friday for Dayonte Resiles, who was found guilty last month of first-degree murder in the killing of Jill Halliburton Su.
Friday's hearing took less than 15 minutes, with prosecutor Molly McGuire explaining Broward State Attorney Harold Pryor's decision.
"After the trial was completed and the verdict was rendered defense council reached out to Mr. Pryor, to start a discussion about the possibility of waiving the death penalty in Mr. Resiles’ case," McGuire said. "Late last night our office reached that decision that that is what we will be doing."
Resiles, 27, is now set to be sentenced to life in prison at a sentencing hearing scheduled for May 20. Su's family is expected to be allowed to speak at the hearing.
Prosecutors said Su interrupted Resiles as he was burglarizing her home on Sept. 8, 2014. Evidence showed the 59-year-old woman was bound at the hands and feet, forced into a bathtub and stabbed about 25 times, according to court testimony.
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