Boston man receives 15-year sentence in 2021 manslaughter plea
BOSTON, October 9, 2024 – A Boston man received a 15-year prison sentence today after pleading guilty to stabbing to death a 33-year-old Medford man in the Mass and Cass areas of Boston in January 2021, District Attorney Kevin Hayden announced.
DAVID ROBINSON, 52, pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter in Suffolk Superior Court and was sentenced by Judge Mary Ames to a prison sentence of no less than 15 years and no more than 15 years and a day.
On January 4, Robinson and a co-defendant, Robert Jamison, attacked Richard Ghiozzi, 33, with knives in the Boston Fire Department parking lot off Southampton Street. Jamison stomped on Ghiozzi’s head after he was fatally wounded by Robinson.
Jamison’s case is scheduled for a hearing on November 5.
Assistant District Attorney David Bradley read a victim impact statement from Ghiozzi’s mother, Janet Ghiozzi, at today’s sentencing.
“David Robinson, you did not just take Richie’s life that day, you took everything from us. Our family, sense of security, laughs and potential. It’s so hard to find words impactful enough to describe the devastation you have caused on my entire family. What you stole from us is not replaceable. All I have left in my broken heart and soul are the memories that you will never get to take away,” Janet Ghiozzi said in the statement.
Hayden called Ghiozzi’s statement “heartbreaking.”
“It is always a saddening experience to hear the voices of loved ones, particularly parents of murder victims, when they finally get to express their loss and anguish at the conclusion of a case. While the cases against defendants may conclude, the loss felt by survivors is eternal,” Hayden said.
All charged individuals are presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.
Suffolk County District Attorney Kevin Hayden’s office serves the communities of Boston, Chelsea, Revere, and Winthrop, Mass. The office handles over 20,000 cases a year. More than 160 attorneys in the office practice in nine district and municipal courts, Suffolk Superior Court, the Massachusetts Appeals Court, the Supreme Judicial Court, and the Boston Juvenile Courts. The office employs some 300 people and offers a wide range of services and programs to serve anyone who comes in contact with the criminal justice system. This office is committed to educating the public about the services we provide, our commitment to crime prevention, and our dedication to keeping the residents of Suffolk County safe.
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