Man sentenced to 35 years for Portland killing
A Maine man has been sentenced to 35 years behind bars for shooting and killing a man in Portland.
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A Maine man has been sentenced to 35 years behind bars for shooting and killing a man in Portland.
Superior Court Justice MaryGay Kennedy rules that Damion Butterfield 'made an informed and considered decision to plead guilty instead of hearing the jury's verdict after receiving a fair trial.'
Superior Court Justice MaryGay Kennedy wrote that Damion Butterfield, 24, made an "informed and considered" decision to plead guilty.
Superior Court Justice MaryGay Kennedy rules that Damion Butterfield 'made an informed and considered decision to plead guilty instead of hearing the jury's verdict after receiving a fair trial.'
Damion Butterfield, 24, made a dramatic last-minute guilty plea before the jury could deliver its verdict back in December.