You know, it probably doesn’t matter to the dead man’s family and loved ones what was the motivation for the crime; their loved one is dead.
As for Baseel Abdul-Amir Saad, he struck a man knowing he could cause grievous bodily injury and that man die as a consequence of that action. I anticipate he will tried for murder/manslaughter and will be convicted under Michigan law of 2nd degree murder.
And, if found guilty, I for one hope he has a life sentence.
I think the sentencing guidelines in Michigan call for 25 to life with the possibility of parole for murder 2. The judge can exceed those guidelines but must present compelling reasons to do so. In all likelihood this goes in at manslaughter 1 which I believe is 15 to 25 with possibility of parole by the sentencing guidelines. We’ll see how it plays out. My personal guess is since public opinion is running so strongly against the perp he takes a plea on manslaughter 1. We’ll see.
CC