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August 27,
2003
Contact:
Lynn Kimbrough, 720-913-9025
JUVENILE PLEADS
GUILTY IN TEEN’S DEATH
A 14-year-old
teenager charged in the shooting death of another teen earlier
this month has pleaded guilty to reckless manslaughter
today.
Eric Coleman
(DOB: 7-27-89) entered the plea in Denver Juvenile Court and
will be sentenced in October as juvenile. In exchange for his
guilty plea, a ‘possession of a handgun by a juvenile’ charge
was dismissed.
Coleman was charged
in connection with the July 30th, 2003 shooting death
of 15-year-old Samuel Burks, Jr. of Denver.
Sentencing ranges
from probation up to two years in the Division of Youth
Corrections.
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(A mug shot is not
available because the defendant is a juvenile.)
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