Attorney Edward Gavin, left, sits in superior court with his client Christopher Plaskon during Plakson's sentencing Monday, June 6, 2016 in Milford, Conn. Plaskon was sentenced to 25 years in prison for fatally stabbing classmate Maren Sanchez inside Jonathan Law High School in Milford after she turned down his invitation to the junior prom in 2014. (Melanie Stengel/The Hartford Courant via AP, Pool) (The Associated Press)
MILFORD, Conn. – A Connecticut teenager who fatally stabbed a classmate the morning of their junior prom because she turned down his invitation is scheduled to be sentenced.
A judge is expected to sentence 19-year-old Christopher Plaskon to 25 years in prison on Monday in Milford Superior Court.
Plaskon pleaded no contest to murder in March in the killing of 16-year-old Maren Sanchez inside Jonathan Law High School in Milford in April 2014.
Plaskon's attorneys have said he showed signs of psychosis and they considered an insanity defense.
Sanchez's parents filed a lawsuit accusing the school system of negligence, saying she told a guidance counselor that Plaskon was troubled and capable of hurting others. School officials have declined to comment.
The hottest stories ripped from the headlines, from crime to courts, legal and scandal.
