Court Asked to Allow Gunman to Withdraw Guilty Plea in Fatal Shooting After High School Graduation usnews.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from usnews.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Mark Meier said he likely would have found Pollard not guilty on the charge of first-degree murder in the June 6 shooting death of Shawn Jackson outside the Altria Theater
Veteran Richmond-area defense attorney Jerry Zerkin said the decision by Amari Pollard s defense to take a plea deal Thursday afternoon is really not surprising.
A young man accused in last year's fatal shooting of a teenager who had received his Virginia high school diploma minutes earlier at a public event pleaded guilty on Thursday to first-degree murder and a firearm-related charge and was sentenced to 43 years in prison.