Man Gets 40 Years for Killing Hubcap Thief
An Oakland man has been sentenced to 40 years in prison for shooting and killing a man for swiping the hubcaps off his car.
Quincy Darnell Robertson was convicted of killing Khinde Riley two days before Christmas in December 1998. Another man, Ricky Harris, was hit in the foot with a bullet while trying to escape.
Prosecutor Jim Panetta had offered Robertson a plea bargain for 25 years in jail, but Robertson opted for a trial.
Robertson’s attorney argued that Robertson did not mean to hurt anyone, but fired the gun to scare the men away from his car.
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