George Huguely V is in prison for the murder of Yeardley Love, with whom he had an on-again, off-again relationship.
The verdict came a decade after the criminal conviction of George Huguely V, a lacrosse player with a history of heavy drinking and two prior allegations of attacking people, including Love. In 2012, he was found guilty of second-degree murder and grand larceny and sentenced to nearly 24 years in prison.
During the civil trial, testimony portrayed Huguely as consuming 44.5 drinks in the 30 hours leading to the attack — drinking so heavy that Huguely’s own lawyer noted in court that his client’s brain was “working at the level of an amphibian.”By his own admission, Huguely barged into Love’s off-campus apartment on the night of May 2, 2010.
Huguely’s lawyer acknowledged the circumstances but argued that Love’s brain damage and death were inadvertent, the results of the two tumbling off the bed and onto the floor. One nearby apartment resident testified to hearing a single loud crash, and competing evidence from doctors and forensic experts occupied much of the six-day trial.
The jury confined its award to compensatory damages of $7.5 million each to mother Sharon Love and sister Lexie Love Hodges. Both women testified last week but declined to take questions after the verdict.Huguely’s attorney, Matthew Green, agreed. “We hope the end provides some measure of closure to everybody involved and some measure of peace,” Green said.A scion of a prominent Washington-area family, Huguely is earning 55 cents per hour working in the print shop at the State Farm Enterprise Unit in Powhatan, Va. Now 34, Huguely is slated for release, according to the state’s online record, in October 2030.
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