Carla Hughes Verdict: Convicted of Killing Avis Banks

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Carla Hughes was convicted of murdering Avis Banks and her unborn baby. The Carla Hughes verdict makes her eligible for the death penalty in Mississippi. Carla Hughes had killed Avis Banks so that she could be with Avis Banks' fiance, Keyon Pittman, with whom Carla Hughes was having an affair. Avis banks was found shot and stabbed in the garage of her house.

A Madison County jury convicted Carla Hughes on Tuesday. She faces the death penalty or life in prison without the possibility of parole for the slaying of Avis Banks and her unborn child.

Source: wlbt.com

The murder took place on November 29, 2006. The defense had tried to show that Carla Hughes was peaceful by nature, and that Keyon Pittman himself was unaccounted for during the time of the murder, having left the gym where he was coaching basketball at the time.