THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT Copyright (c) 1996, Landmark Communications, Inc. DATE: Friday, February 23, 1996 TAG: 9602230535 SECTION: LOCAL PAGE: B7 EDITION: FINAL DATELINE: PORTSMOUTH LENGTH: Short : 19 lines
A teenager accused of killing a 41-year-old man during a robbery last year was convicted of first-degree murder Thursday.
William Nixon, 16, could receive life in prison for shooting Terry L. Flythe in the Dale Homes housing project on June 28. Nixon, also convicted of robbery and firearms charges, is to be sentenced May 6.
KEYWORDS: MURDER SHOOTING ROBBERY
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