苏菲亚·内格罗蓬特因2020年在洛克维尔醉酒杀害朋友被判处35年徒刑。
Sophia Negroponte sentenced to 35 years for 2020 drunken murder of friend in Rockville.
苏菲亚内格罗蓬特(Sophia Negroponte), 前美国情报主任约翰内格罗蓬特(John Negroponte)的女儿, 于2020年因在马里兰州罗克维尔(Rockville)的一场醉酒争吵中, 杀害朋友尤素夫·拉斯穆森(Yousuf Rasmussen), 被判有期徒刑35年。
Sophia Negroponte, daughter of former U.S. intelligence director John Negroponte, was sentenced to 35 years in prison for the 2020 second-degree murder of her friend Yousuf Rasmussen during a drunken argument in Rockville, Maryland.
由于涉及警方讯问证据和证人可信度的陪审团指示有误,她被推翻了2023年的定罪,此后重审了判决。
The sentence followed a retrial after her 2023 conviction was overturned due to errors in jury instructions involving police interrogation evidence and witness credibility.
第二个陪审团作出了同样的有罪判决,检察官根据罪行的严重程度将判决称为适当刑罚。
A second jury reached the same guilty verdict, and prosecutors called the sentence appropriate given the crime's severity.
该案引起全国的注意,因为内格罗蓬特的家庭背景突出。
The case drew national attention due to Negroponte’s prominent family background.