新奥尔良假释犯连开19枪杀害法官侄女 被判终身监禁不得假释
路易斯安那州新奥尔良市一名假释犯因枪杀当地一名法官的侄女，11月6日被判处终身监禁，不得假释。
39岁的Kelvin Atkins今年9月经陪审团裁定二级谋杀罪名成立，法官Calvin Johnson于11月6日作出量刑判决，称Atkins将在监狱中度过余生。
2023年7月3日，Atkins在新奥尔良街头用一把Glock手枪向33岁的前女友Johnshane “Nay” Powell连开19枪，致其死亡。Powell是两个孩子的母亲，也是新奥尔良刑事地区法院法官Kimya Holmes的侄女，Holmes法官曾在为期一周的重审中出庭作证。
检方表示，Atkins在行凶两天前刚因家暴指控被捕。Atkins此前已有重罪记录，案发时正处于假释期。路易斯安那州法律规定，二级谋杀须判处终身监禁，不得假释。
New Orleans Parolee Who Shot Judge's Niece 19 Times Sentenced to Life Without Parole
A parolee in New Orleans, Louisiana, was sentenced on Nov. 6 to life in prison without parole for fatally shooting the niece of a local judge.
Kelvin Atkins, 39, was convicted by a jury in September of second-degree murder. Judge Calvin Johnson imposed the sentence on Nov. 6, saying Atkins will spend the rest of his natural life in prison.
On July 3, 2023, Atkins fired 19 shots from a Glock pistol at his former girlfriend, Johnshane “Nay” Powell, 33, on a New Orleans street, killing her. Powell, a mother of two, was the niece of New Orleans Criminal District Court Judge Kimya Holmes, who testified during the weeklong retrial.
Prosecutors said Atkins had been arrested on domestic-abuse charges two days before the killing. Atkins, who had a prior felony record, was on parole at the time. Under Louisiana law, second-degree murder carries a mandatory sentence of life without parole.
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