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哈佛大学的研究生谋杀案 2010-2-9 14:27　 【大中小】【我要纠错】 　　Jury convicts Harvard grad student of manslaughter in teens stabbing 　　CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — A Harvard grad student was spared the possibility of life in prison without parole as a jury cleared him of first-degree murder but convicted him of voluntary manslaughter in the stabbing death of an 18-year-old father. 　　Alexander Pring-Wilson, 26, appeared stricken but calm as he was sentenced to six to eight years in prison for the fatal street brawl. He could have received as many 20 years or as little as probation. 　　Family and friends of the victim, Michael Colono, were visibly upset by the verdict and asked the judge for a stiffer sentence Thursday afternoon. 　　Pring-Wilson may be a smart man, but I think he made a big mistake taking a life for egotistical reasons, Colonos older sister, Damaris, told the judge. 　　The victims girlfriend, Cindy Guzman, said that whenever she looked at the couples 4-year-old daughter, Leah Jade, she was reminded of the man who was the love of my life. 　　Prosecutors claimed Pring-Wilson stabbed Michael Colono five times, once in the heart, during a late-night street fight on April 12, 2003, because he was angry at the teen for making fun of him as he stumbled drunkenly past in flip-flops and a raincoat. 　　But Pring-Wilson claimed he acted in self-defense after being attacked by Colono and Samuel Rodriguez, Colonos cousin. 　　Pring-Wilson maintained he mistakenly approached their car because he thought they were hailing him for directions. He said he reached for the 4-inch Spyderco blade in his pocket after being repeatedly punched and kicked in the head by the Colono and Rodriguez. 　　Pring-Wilson, an honor student conversant in several languages, had no prior criminal record and was planning to attend law school before he was arrested. 　　Colono had recently achieved his GED and was a cook at a restaurant on the Charles River at the time of his death. 　　Damaris Colono highlighted the race, educational