MANHATTAN MAN IS SENTENCED TO A TERM OF UP TO
LIFE IMPRISONMENT FOR THE MURDER OF A BRONX MAN

Bronx District Attorney Robert T. Johnson announced today that a 27 year-old Manhattan man has been convicted of murder in the shooting death of 34 year-old Sean Riley, in December 2003.

Last January a jury found Latee Robinson, aka "Tee", a parolee, of 65 West 112th Street, guilty of Murder in the 2nd degree. Acting State Supreme Court Justice Robert Torres stated "that in all his year's of dealing with homicide cases, he has never seen such a cold killing as this", and sentenced Robinson to a term of twenty five years to life imprisonment.

The circumstances that led to this fatal shooting began Sunday morning, December 7, 2003, when Robinson, a guest of the victim's aunt, overstayed his welcome. According to testimony, when Riley realized that Robinson was still present, he grew angry and told the defendant that this is not a shelter, and told Robinson that he had to leave.

Robinson left and returned the next day, looking for Riley. When the victim returned home and saw Robinson sitting in the kitchen, he approached the defendant. Robinson shot him directly in the left cheek. Witnesses stated that Robinson calmly walked out of the house. He was apprehended the following day without incident.

Assistant District Attorney Cleopatra L. Takantzas of the Trial Division prosecuted this case.