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Life Sentence Upheld in Grahek Case | Duluth News
A Minnesota judge has upheld Deandre Davenport’s life sentence for the 2017 Valentine’s Day murder of William Grahek, rejecting Davenport’s claims he wasn’t present. Despite new felony murder reform laws that limit accomplice liability, the judge cited damning evidence — including footprints, wound trajectories, and Davenport’s possession of the murder weapon — while noting co-defendant Noah Baker admitted to stealing a different gun. The ruling frustrates Grahek’s family, who’ve seen other accomplices get reduced sentences under the new law, calling the outcome “baffling and inhumane.”…
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