Jason Murray is a minor character on How to Get Away with Murder. He accidentily killed Tyler Robinson and was subsequently trialed for his murder. Tyler's mother, Joyce Robinson, pleaded that Jason get a reduced sentence because it was an accident.
Biography[]
Season 2[]
- "I had heard about Tyler for a while. He'd been running his mouth to his friends about wanting to bang my girlfriend, Summer, which he did, so I went to confront him at the body shop he worked at. I just wanted to scare him, but he came at me, and the gun it went off."
- —Jason Murray about what happened[src]
Jason Murray plead guilty to second-degree murder of Tyler Robinson. During what should have been a simple plea hearing, the victim's mother Joyce Robinson interrupted the judge to say that both attorneys on the case refused to listen to her and she wanted to be heard. Annalise said it would be unfair for her to hijack the process and Joyce cut in and said she wanted Jason to have a shorter sentence. The hearing ended with judge Corrine Stefano ruling that they had to hold a restorative justice hearing before a plea deal is reached.
Bonnie and Michaela met with Jason and he explained that Tyler slept with his girlfriend so Jason went to confront him at his job. He said his intent was just to scare Tyler but he started a fight and during the commotion the gun 'went off'. Michaela asked if Jason stole Tyler's phone and he said he just ran after the gun 'went off', not even being aware that Tyler was shot. He then began to rehearse what he would say during the hearing and was distracted by Michaela giving him a dirty look.
The next day, Bonnie and Michaela met with Annalise to show her that Tyler's last text was different to all of his previous ones. Annalise confronted Jason with this information and he revealed that he sent the last text to Tyler's mum. During the hearing, everything went according to plan at the start. Joyce made her statement, there was a recess and Jason's started out fine but he ended up confessing that he shot Tyler on purpose. He said he saw the blood everywhere and knew Tyler was dying, heard his phone and texted 'found a ride and I luv you' to Joyce before fleeing the scene. Following that, A.D.A Leigh rescinded the 15 year plea deal that had been originally agreed upon. and told Annalise she would be going for the death penalty.
Later in court, A.D.A Leigh said the Commonwealth would be seeking the death penalty so Annalise handed the judge a file of precedents to prove that it was illegal to change the defendant's charge after a restorative justice hearing. She also asked that Leigh be removed from the case due to bias against Jason. The two went back and forth, neither changing their stance, until the judge spoke and asked if the prosecution was truly prepared to seek capital punishment, to which they said no but only if Leigh t Jason agreed to life in prison without parole. Jason said he wanted to take the deal, Joyce and Annalise tried to stop him but he was adamant. At the end Jason was taken away in handcuffs with Joyce giving him her number.
See also[]
Murders Committed[]
- Tyler Robinson: Tyler's death by the hands of Jason was accidental. After he slept with his girlfriend, Jason wanted to teach him a lesson. One thing led to another and Jason's gun went off. ("She Hates Us")
Appearances[]
| Season 2 | |||||||||||
| "It's Time to Move On" | "She's Dying" | "It's Called the Octopus" | "Skanks Get Shanked" | ||||||||
| "Meet Bonnie" | "Two Birds, One Millstone" | "I Want You to Die" | "Hi, I'm Philip" | ||||||||
| "What Did We Do?" | "What Happened to You, Annalise?" | "She Hates Us" | "It's a Trap" | ||||||||
| "Something Bad Happened" | "There's My Baby" | "Anna Mae" |