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Sentencing In Murder; [Brief]

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A man who pleaded guilty in Phoenix to murder in the 2003 slaying of a Cincinnati Reds prospect was sentenced to life in prison Friday, but a judge decided that the man, Reginald Riddle, would be eligible for parole after 25 years. Riddle, 23, pleaded guilty in 2006 to the first-degree murder of outfielder Dernell Stenson of LaGrange, Ga., as part of a plea agreement.