During a sentencing hearing Aug. 23, a murder defendant was sentenced to 11 years in prison.
Rickie Collier, 17, pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter for his role in the shooting death of 25-year-old Marquiawn Williams on the 1800 block of Benning Road, NE in September of 2018. Collier was originally charged with second-degree murder.
DC Superior Court Judge Ronna L. Beck gave Collier an 11 year sentence after hearing statements from two of Williams’ cousins.
Judge Beck said she considered Collier’s history of violent crime, as well as his responsibility to his one-year-old daughter.
The District of Columbia’s Voluntary Sentencing gGuidelines recommends a 6 -to-12 year sentence for voluntary manslaughter. The prosecution recommended a 12-year sentence.
