Sentencing is scheduled for Prior Lake resident Nicolae Miu, who was found guilty of stabbing a teenager to death and injuring another person in a 2022 crash on the Apple River in western Wisconsin. has been done.
Miu, 54, was sentenced on April 11 after a jury found him guilty of first-degree reckless homicide in the 2022 killing of Isaac Schuman, 17, of Stillwater. , will be sentenced on July 31 by St. Croix County District Judge Michael Waterman. Crash on the Apple River in western Wisconsin.
In addition to the murder conviction, Miu was convicted of four counts of reckless endangerment and one count of assault on another person for stabbing four other people in Schumann’s group.
Miu claimed that she feared for her life and acted in self-defense. His lawyer said his client was facing “serious and life-changing punishment”.
Miu was arrested shortly after the encounter and has been in jail ever since, his bail revoked following his conviction. The most serious charge against Miu carries a maximum sentence of 40 years in prison, with other charges potentially carrying additional sentences.
The verdict will be live-streamed like a trial, but lawyers for both sides will argue about the length of Miu’s prison sentence. Statements from victims and their relatives are expected. The court may also hear from Miu’s friends and relatives before Waterman hands down his sentence.
Schuman was also stabbed in the July 30, 2022, crash at a recreational spot near Somerset, along with Alexander Martin, Dante Carlson, Anthony Carlson and Riley Mattison. Miu was convicted of assaulting another member of the group, Madison Cohen.
Star Tribune staff writers Kyeland Jackson and Greta Kaul contributed to this article.
