Syracuse (WSYR-TV) – A Syracuse man was sentenced to 25 year in prison Tuesday, after being found guilty last month of manslaughter in Onondaga County's first hate crime trial. Dwight DeLee was convicted of fatally shooting Moses Cannon, known by friends and family as Latiesha Green.
The 22-year-old victim was a transgendered person.
The District Attorney’s office said during the trial DeLee intentionally targeted Cannon because of the victim’s sexual orientation.
Found guilty of manslaughter, DeLee did escape the more serious charge of murder. DeLee’s conviction was the first for a hate crime killing in Onondaga County.
25 year in prison was the maximum sentence placed against DeLee
