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Woman Sentenced To Life For Killing Boyfriend
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Published: December 23, 2008
NEW PORT RICHEY - Pasco Circuit Judge Thane Covert sentenced Sharon Sprout to life in prison this morning for the 2004 slaying of her longtime boyfriend, Anthony Candiano.
A jury found sprout guilty of second-degree murder Nov. 20.
Sprout, 51, shot Candiano in the head as he slept in their Regency Park home on July 10, 2004. Early that morning, Sprout retrieved a .38-caliber pistol from a desk in another bedroom.
She then went into the master bedroom, pointed the gun behind Candiano's right ear and pulled the trigger.
The bullet cut a path through Candiano's brain, instantly killing the 64-year-old.
The main question debated during the trial wasn't whether Sprout killed Candiano.
Even her attorney, Assistant Public Defender Phil Cohen, conceded that his client was the shooter.
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