Life sentence for killing stemming from Devils hat comment
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A man convicted of stabbing another man to death near a popular Philadelphia park because of a comment about the killer's New Jersey Devils hat has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.
Forty-two-year-old Steven Simminger was convicted of murder for the 2016 killing of 24-year-old Colin McGovern in Rittenhouse Square.
The Philadelphia Inquirer reports Judge J. Scott O'Keefe on Monday added a consecutive 2 1/2- to 5-year term on a weapons count. The judge says the defendant "went out looking for trouble that night" and had shown no remorse.
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Defense attorney Gina Capuano argued her client stabbed the victim out of fear and mental health issues. She has vowed an appeal of the conviction and sentence.
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Information from: The Philadelphia Inquirer, http://www.inquirer.com