Man 'snapped,' killed mom after paperwork argument: Attorney
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Background: The entrance to the apartment complex in Palm Springs, Fla., where Michael Hall killed his mother in 2021 (Google Maps). Inset: Michael Hall (Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office).

A Florida man who claimed he was “insane” when he bludgeoned his mother to death was sentenced to decades behind bars after entering a guilty plea.

Michael Hall, aged 24, was scheduled for trial on May 9 for the murder of his 53-year-old mother, Sherri Hall, which occurred on March 16, 2021. However, before jury selection commenced, he admitted to the crime by pleading guilty. As reported by The Palm Beach Post, Michael Hall did not remain silent, and was heard repeatedly exclaiming, “I was insane!” during various court sessions.

Instead of opting for a trial claiming insanity, Michael Hall confessed to second-degree murder, following the brutal beating of his mother four years ago, stemming from a disagreement over paperwork.

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According to the arrest report, police responded to reports of a deceased woman at a Palm Springs apartment on the afternoon of March 16, 2021. There they found the body of Sherri Hall with “multiple blunt injuries to her head, face, and other parts of her body” and covered in blood.

Neighbors at the apartment complex were interviewed by police and stated that they saw Michael Hall around the property that morning, “walking and pacing back and forth.” One neighbor told police that they saw Michael Hall “bleeding from his hands.” Another neighbor told police she was so alarmed by his “suspicious” behavior that she went back inside her home to wake up her husband.

The arrest report stated that Palm Springs police officers saw Michael Hall at a convenience store the morning of the murder; the officers had been called by a store clerk to conduct a welfare check on Michael Hall. While the police asked him his name, he provided a fake one — “Jake Jones” — and refused medical assistance when the officers asked him about his visible injuries.

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