Sentencing set Thursday afternoon in 2017 death of Bakersfield attorney

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A man who killed a Bakersfield attorney in 2017, inflicting deep stab wounds that nearly resulted in decapitation, is scheduled for sentencing at 1:30 p.m. Thursday.

17 News will live blog the proceedings.

Nicholas Quintana, 26, has pleaded no contest to a charge of voluntary manslaughter in the death of Marcos Vargas. He previously was found guilty of a weapons charge during a trial four years ago at which jurors deadlocked on murder and robbery charges…

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