article_snippet.sent: (CNN)Craig Hicks, who is charged in the deaths of three Muslim college students in Chapel Hill, North CarolinaNorth Carolina, earlier this year, can face the death penalty, a judge ruled Monday, according to CNN affiliates.
article_snippet.sent: Superior Court Judge Orlando Hudson Jr. ruled that Hicks case is "death penalty qualified," WRAL and WTVD reported.
article_snippet.sent: Hicks, who was the victims' neighbor, turned Hicks in to police the night of the killings.
article_snippet.sent: The next week, Hicks was indicted on three counts of first-degree murder and a count of discharging a firearm into an occupied dwelling.
article_snippet.sent: Hicks had no prior criminal record, police said.
article_snippet.sent: On what is believed to be Hicks Facebook page, numerous posts rail against religion.
article_snippet.sent: It has always been our position that Hicks should be held responsible for Hicks actions to the full extent of the law.
article_snippet.sent: Hicks killing of three college students was despicable, and now Hicks must face the consequences of Hicks actions," said Rob Maitland, an attorney for Hicks wife.
article_snippet.sent: Karen and Craig Hicks are in the process of divorce.
highlights_snippet.sent: Hicks is charged in the deaths of three Muslim college students in Chapel Hill, North Carolina .
  