By Mark Scott
Buffalo, NY – A Buffalo man was sentenced to the maximum of 25 years to life in prison for a notorious 2006 murder.
Twenty-four-year-old Stephen Simon was convicted in April of second degree murder and first degree attempted robbery. Simon was accused of shooting an Englewood Avenue deli owner.
At his sentencing Wednesday, Simon's attorney continued to proclaim his client's innocence. But prosecutor Frank Sedita, III, says the evidence proved his guilt.
A second defendant in the case, 18-year-old Wesley Kirkland, is already serving a 15 year to life sentence for his role as a lookout in the robbery.