BAR ROBBER SENTENCED TO 11 YEARS.Byline: City News Service A San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley Valley, southern California, U.S. Northwest of central Los Angeles, the valley is bounded by the San Gabriel, Santa Susana, and Santa Monica mountains and the Simi Hills. bar and restaurant robber - cleared of liability in a police shootout Shootout Venture capital jargon. Refers to two or more venture capital firms fighting for the startup. that killed his accomplices - was sentenced Friday to 11 years in prison for the holdups. Michael Rochelle Smith was convicted earlier of 18 robbery charges. Jurors in Van Nuys Superior Court acquitted him of one murder charge for the Feb. 25 shootout that ended the robbery spree. The panelists deadlocked 6-6 on the other murder charge. On the day of the shootout, two Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. police Special Investigation Section detectives began tailing Smith and Eric Fields Eric Fields (born June 14 1982 in Ardmore, OK) is a heavyweight boxer best known for his stellar amateur boxing career. He won the National Golden Gloves amateur tournament (201 lbs) twice in a row 2005 and 2006. Immediately afterwards he turned pro. and Kurt Deffenbaugh of Van Nuys, 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. testimony. The officers continued their surveillance as the group picked up Smith's half-sister, Kim Benton, and pulled into an alley behind The ClassRoom bar in Northridge. They reportedly went inside with guns drawn, came out with their loot and drove off. It was Fields who fired at the detectives first, according to prosecution testimony. Police returned the fire, killing Benton and Deffenbaugh and hitting Fields, who later died. |
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