DC Superior Court Judge Juliet McKenna sentenced a homicide defendant to serve 10 years in prison.
Philbert Griffith Jr., 20, was originally charged with second-degree murder while armed in the fatal shooting of 28-year-old Alante Moore on the 1500 block of 19th Street, SE on June 19, 2020. The following December, he made a deal with the prosecution to plead down to voluntary manslaughter while armed.
Griffith’s sentence will be followed by five years of supervised release.
He must also register as a gun offender and pay $100 towards the Victims of Violent Crime (VVC) compensation fund.
Sarah Gebrengus wrote this article.
