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The case against a Hubbell man accused of 2nd Degree Murder and Attempted Murder will not go to trial.
43-year-old Paul Moilanen changed his plea to No Contest as part of a plea agreement in Houghton County Circuit Court on Friday.
Moilanen is charged in the stabbing death of 48-year-old Marcy LaVigne of Hubbell and the attack on her 14-year-old daughter, who survived.
A trial was scheduled for later this month.
As part of the plea deal, prosecution agreed not to pursue a habitual offender notice against the defendant.
Sentencing will take place on August 31st.
Moilanen could spend the rest of his life in prison.
