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The Bar => The Lounge => Topic started by: Chris_ on August 09, 2008, 01:35:40 AM

Title: Killer gets life sentence, extra helpings
Post by: Chris_ on August 09, 2008, 01:35:40 AM
After almost two years in prison, New Yorker Tremayne Durham could stand it no longer. His craving for a decent bit of nosh was so intense that he agreed to pay a high price - a life sentence.

Durham, 33, struck a plea bargain last month in which he was guaranteed a meal of KFC chicken, Popeye's chicken, mashed potato, coleslaw, carrot cake and ice cream - in return for pleading guilty to murder.

As part of the deal, and after receiving a life sentence this week in court in Portland, Oregon, Durham will also get a second feast, this time on an Italian theme, with calzone, lasagne, pizza and ice cream.

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http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/aug/07/usa1?gusrc=rss&feed=worldnews