A federal judge has ordered a new sentencing for a man who pleaded guilty as a 15-year-old to a 1996 murder in Norfolk after he was threatened with a life-without-parole sentence. “This case is a huge win” for Contreras and his lawyer, SFH partner Jonathan Sheldon.
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Richmond Times-Dispatch, “U.S. judge orders resentencing in juvenile’s 1996 Norfolk murder case”
The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, Va), “Federal judge opens door for Norfolk man convicted of 1996 murder to get out of prison early“
