Co-defendant pleads guilty to second-degree murder in Young Dolph killing, closing case
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Daniel Kreps
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Summary
Cornelius Smith Jr., who previously admitted to shooting rapper Young Dolph, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in a plea deal with Memphis prosecutors, concluding the murder case. Smith had served as the main witness in the trial of co-defendant Justin Johnson, who was convicted and sentenced to life in prison for the 2021 daytime ambush at a Memphis bakery.
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· 3 pulledCornelius Smith Jr. pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in a plea deal with Memphis prosecutors
Smith served as the main witness at the trial of Johnson, who was later convicted and sentenced to life in prison
nearly two years after Smith admitted on the witness stand that he and co-defendant Justin Johnson shot Young Dolph during a daytime ambush at a Memphis bakery
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