ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) — An Albany man was sentenced to 20 years to life in jail for capturing and killing one other man in 2015. Jaushi’ir Weaver was sentenced after being convicted of second diploma homicide in September.
Weaver was charged in reference to the capturing dying of Courtney Yates, who was killed close to Lark Street and Sheridan (*20*). The 25-year outdated was first convicted of homicide in 2016, but it surely was overturned earlier this yr after the New York State Supreme Court concluded the choose failed to correctly instruct the jury.
Weaver can also be serving a 15-year sentence for prison possession of a weapon. The two sentences will run concurrently.
