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Sentencing In Burned Body Case

WCBE 90.5FM | By Associated Press
Published March 18, 2014 at 6:38 AM EDT

The man accused of shooting his cousin and setting the body ablaze has been sentenced to 20 years to life in prison under a plea deal. 20-year-old Shaquille Davis was sentenced Monday for the July slaying of 24-year-old Phillip Kimbro Junior. Davis initially had represented himself at trial and claimed the shooting was done in self-defense.

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