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He had originally been charged with murder for the October 2009 fatal shooting of a 23-year-old man during a sideshow in East Oakland, but pleaded no contest to the lesser charge and received a seven-year prison sentence, according to court records.
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Jakob Rodgers, The Mercury News, 22 Feb. 2025
The child’s father, 34-year-old Christopher McLean, pleaded no contest to a similar set of charges and was sentenced to 22 years in prison in January.
—Olivia Lloyd, Miami Herald, 21 Feb. 2025
Henrietta pleaded no contest to manslaughter on Feb. 6, the prosecutor's office said.
—Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 17 Feb. 2025
Enrique Padilla was sentenced to 20 years behind bars after pleading no contest to charges of second-degree murder and tampering with evidence, Bernalillo County District Attorney Sam Bregman said in a Feb. 12 post on Facebook.
—Sara Schilling, Sacramento Bee, 13 Feb. 2025
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Jakob Rodgers, The Mercury News, 22 Feb. 2025
The child’s father, 34-year-old Christopher McLean, pleaded no contest to a similar set of charges and was sentenced to 22 years in prison in January.
—Olivia Lloyd, Miami Herald, 21 Feb. 2025
Henrietta pleaded no contest to manslaughter on Feb. 6, the prosecutor's office said.
—Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 17 Feb. 2025
Enrique Padilla was sentenced to 20 years behind bars after pleading no contest to charges of second-degree murder and tampering with evidence, Bernalillo County District Attorney Sam Bregman said in a Feb. 12 post on Facebook.
—Sara Schilling, Sacramento Bee, 13 Feb. 2025
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“No contest.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/no%20contest. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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