Mercy hearing begins for man convicted of killing girlfriend’s mother, brother

KANAWHA COUNTY, W.Va. (WSAZ) – The man convicted of killing his girlfriend’s mother and teenage brother was back in court on Monday morning.

Markus Guy was found guilty of first-degree murder and second-degree murder.

Guy is now undergoing a mercy hearing.

Man accused of killing girlfriend’s mother, brother found guilty

We found out in court on Monday morning that it was the defense who asked for this type of hearing.

It’ll now be up to the jury to decide whether he will get mercy, meaning determine if he’ll be eligible for parole.

During the hearing, the defense will have three witnesses while the prosecution will have six.

During Monday’s proceedings, the judge along with the state and defense went over what the jury would be able to hear in this phase and provided the jury with instructions.

On Friday, Guy was convicted of the murder of Brooke Carnefix and her 14-year-old son, Koda Jarrett.

Both of them suffered multiple gunshot wounds while they were inside their home in Saint Albans.

Markus Guy was found guilty of the first-degree murder of fourteen-year-old Koda Jarrett.

And guilty of the second-degree murder of Brooke Carnefix.

Guy was also found guilty of a firearms charge in the commission of a felony – but not guilty on a second firearm charge.

The shootings happened in February of last year.

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