A Fall River man convicted of a city murder as a juvenile has been granted parole with conditions after being previously released on two other occasions.
According to the Massachusetts Parole Board, on August 9, 1999, Corie Stokes and a co-defendant entered the home of Cecil Smith in Fall River. The two men were armed with firearms and intended to rob Smith. Smith was fatally shot during the robbery. A witness later testified that Stokes admitted to being the shooter and hiding the gun. Two weapons were located near the scene of the crime.
On June 12, 2001, following a jury trial in Bristol Superior Court, Stokes was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Stokes was also found guilty of armed home invasion, for which he was sentenced to a concurrent term of 20-25 years, and unlawful possession of a firearm, for which he was sentenced to a concurrent term of 1-2 years. A charge of conspiracy to commit armed robbery was filed…