Judge sentences a 'Lifetime Criminal' to 17 Years in Prison for Murder

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A judge sentenced a murder defendant with 25 prior arrests to 17 years in prison. Quincy Green, also known as, Wayne Wright, was sentenced for second-degree murder while armed for allegedly shooting 44-year-old Dana Hamilton on the 800 block of Southern Avenue, SE in 2016. At a sentencing on Nov. 8, the prosecution asked DC Superior Court Judge Craig Iscoe to accept the plea offer of 17 years in prison. The prosecution said that Green has had a long history of crime with 25 arrests and 11 convictions as an adult. He said Green has had a history of committing crimes while on prohibition and should be sentenced to the full sentence. According to court documents, Green was on high intensity supervision for a gun charge in Maryland when he shot the victim. Green had a GPS tracking device attached to his prosthetic leg which he detached and placed at home while he committed the crime. “We are all still grieving after three plus years and it will never go away,” said Hamilton’s mother. The defense also asked judge Iscoe to accept the plea deal. Green’s defense attorney, Dominique Winters, said that he had a very traumatic childhood and was shot 18 times which left him mentally scarred. Green apologized to the victim’s family and to the court. Judge Iscoe said that he saw 17 years as an appropriate sentence given the circumstances.

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Judge sentences a ‘Lifetime Criminal’ to 17 Years in Prison for Murder