STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- The final chapter in the painful murder saga of a West Brighton woman ended yesterday with an emergency medical technician forgoing his career for

.

The lawyer for Mark Musarella told a judge that his client has surrendered his EMT license and won't re-apply for a new one.

The 48-year-old Oakwood Beach resident, who also has performed 200 hours of community service, was spared jail under the sentence imposed yesterday.

Martha and Ronald Wimmer, the parents of the victim, Caroline Wimmer, contend the laws must be changed to allow for stiffer penalties.

In December,

to official misconduct, a misdemeanor, and to a lesser charge of disorderly conduct, stemming from the incident.

Musarella was an EMT assigned to Richmond University Medical Center, West Brighton, on March 30, 2009, when he snapped a photo with his BlackBerry of

. He had responded to a radio call at her apartment.

Afterward, he posted the shot of Ms. Wimmer's corpse on his Facebook page.

Taking the photo for his personal use violated Fire Department regulations for emergency medical service workers, said District Attorney Daniel Donovan.

Musarella, a retired and decorated NYPD Emergency Services Unit detective, was later fired from RUMC.

Prosecutors said Brooklyn resident Calvin Lawson killed Ms. Wimmer on March 28, 2009, over allegations that she'd told his girlfriend, the mother of his two children, that he was cheating on her with another woman.

Her parents found her lifeless body two days later.

In May, a jury in state Supreme Court, St. George,

. He was sentenced to the maximum of 25 years to life in prison.

After December's plea hearing, defense lawyer Edward J. Pavia Jr. said Musarella was distraught over the incident. He said the defendant accidentally posted the photo, thinking he had actually uploaded another one.

Pavia could not immediately be reached yesterday after the sentencing.

Donovan said he agreed to the deal because it ensured that Musarella lost his EMT license. He would not have been required to relinquish it even had he been convicted at trial of official misconduct, said the D.A.

Under the agreement, Judge Charles Troia vacated Musarella's official misconduct conviction and sentenced him to a conditional discharge for disorderly conduct.

Disorderly conduct is a violation, and technically not classified as a crime, although a jail sentence of up to 15 days can be imposed.