Teen Gets No-Parole Life Sentence In Duncan Girl's Stabbing Death

<p style="text-align: left;">A judge in Oklahoma has sentenced a teenager to life in prison without parole for the stabbing death of a 14-year-old girl.

Thursday, March 6th 2014, 9:47 am

By: News 9


A judge in Oklahoma has sentenced a teenager to life in prison without parole for the stabbing death of a 14-year-old girl.

Sixteen-year-old Michael Anthony Ray was charged as an adult in the June 2013 slaying of Alyssa Wiles of Duncan. Ray pleaded guilty to first-degree murder in December and was sentenced Wednesday by District Judge Joe Enos.

Prosecutors alleged that Ray stabbed Wiles with a kitchen knife because the girl had broken up with him.

6/13/2013 Related Story: New Details In Slaying Of 14-Year-Old Duncan Girl

The Duncan Banner reports that Ray's mother, Dawn Ray, urged leniency, saying that her son had a difficult upbringing.

In 2012, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that mandatory life-without-parole sentences for juveniles were unconstitutional. But the high court left open the possibility for judges to impose no-parole sentences on a case-by-case basis.

6/13/2013 Related Story: Duncan Community Attends Vigil For Murdered 14-Year-Old Girl

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