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time in prison and asked for leniency. "Your honor, I’m very sorry for the death of my daughter, but I did not do that. I dream every night that I find the person who would do that." His lawyer maintained that her client was innocent and had been convicted with circumstantial evidence. She highlighted Malik's military history and said he helped his daughter get drug treatment.
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asking for the longest sentence possible. I ask this not for revenge but for everyone's safety." Schiffer sentenced Malik to the statutory maximum of 41 years in prison, pointing to his history of violence. "This court must defend the public," Schiffer said. Under
Maryland law, Malik must serve half of his sentence before he is eligible for parole.
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Malik's ex-fiancée testified that she did not see him for about 11 hours on the day
Dominique was killed. Valerie McClain said he returned to spend the night with scratches on his arms and neck. He told her the injuries were burns from antifreeze when the radiator of his van overheated. "I was upset
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Dominique's daughter and sister wrote victim impact statements, calling her a loving mother, grandmother, and sister. "My mother was the most beautiful person I knew, inside and out," wrote her daughter, noting that her mother missed graduations and the births of new grandchildren. "Your honor, I’m
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who killed at least three people, including his son and daughter, in
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Samartaney, was charged with assaulting his second wife, Patricia. She said he had choked her and threatened to kill her. Malik spent nine months in jail awaiting trial before being acquitted.
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gang members. A neighbor reported seeing Latino men around the dumpster where her body was found. Attorney Brandon Taylor questioned police whether graffiti on the dumpster might be a gang sign.
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count of second degree murder and no contest to another count of second degree murder. Lawrence received two concurrent 20-year sentences and was released from prison in October 2002.
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