2 PLEAD NO CONTEST TO MANSLAUGHTER.Byline: KAREN MAESHIRO Staff Writer LANCASTER -- A Lancaster man and teenager have pleaded no contest to voluntary manslaughter The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. for killing a 50-year-old man in 2005 because of a previous fight and a dispute over a necklace necklace: see jewelry. . Reggie Hines, 29, and Barry Hawes, 17, entered their pleas after prosecutors agreed to dismiss charges of murder. ``I think it was a fair resolution to the case, keeping in mind the interests of justice. It was an appropriate resolution,'' Deputy District Attorney Robert Sherwood said. Hines and Hawes, who was 15 at the time, were charged in the Valentine's Day Valentine's Day: see Saint Valentine's Day. Valentine's Day Lovers' holiday celebrated on February 14, the feast day of St. Valentine, one of two 3rd-century Roman martyrs of the same name. St. 2005 slaying of Darryl Watkins Darryl "Mookie" Watkins (born November 8, 1984) is a former college basketball player for the Syracuse Orange from Paterson, New Jersey who has a reputation for his shot-blocking ability.[1] He currently plays for the Sacramento Kings. in the courtyard of a Beech Avenue apartment complex. Authorities said Watkins was beaten and shot by gang members Hines recruited. Prosecutors said Hines was seeking revenge because Watkins had beaten him up earlier in the day in a fight over money that Watkins believed Hines had taken from him. Hawes wanted to retrieve a necklace Watkins had found in his car after Hawes had driven it, officials said. Hawes, the alleged gunman, pleaded no contest Monday to voluntary manslaughter and admitted firearm firearm, device consisting essentially of a straight tube to propel shot, shell, or bullets by the explosion of gunpowder. Although the Chinese discovered gunpowder as early as the 9th cent., they did not develop firearms until the mid-14th cent. and gang allegations and will face 25 years in prison when he is sentenced in May. Hines entered his plea and admitted a gun allegation Tuesday and was sentenced to 12 years in prison. A relative described Watkins as a disabled former railroad worker and Army veteran who came to Lancaster from Indiana three weeks or a month before he was slain. The night before the slaying, Hawes drove Watkins' car without permission, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. prosecutors. Hawes was stopped by police and the car impounded, the necklace inside. karen.maeshiro(at)dailynews.com (661) 267-5744 |
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