Judge Faces Backlash for Issuing 10-Year Sentence in First-Degree Murder Case Despite Guidelines
Greenbelt, MD — In a recent legal decision that has sparked outrage within the community and the state’s legal system, 21-year-old Anderson Blanco-Diaz received a notably lenient sentence for a severe crime. Despite being convicted of first-degree murder, a crime which typically carries a life sentence, Blanco-Diaz will serve only 10 years, as ruled by Judge Darren Johnson in Prince George’s County Court. Anderson Blanco-Diaz, originally from Greenbelt, was implicated in the murder of 27-year-old Antoine Dorsey, whose body was discovered on Beaver Dam Road in Beltsville, close to a federal property, on July 5, … Read more