A husband-and-wife convicted of the killing of an Oxford musician in a downtown Hollywood car park have been jailed for 15 and three years respectively.
Roderick Poole, 45, was stabbed six times after an altercation with Michael and Angela Sheridan in Los Angeles on Mother's Day in May, 2007.
Mr Poole, a talented jazz guitarist, was on his way to dinner when he was involved in a dispute with the Sheridans.
Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Michael Pastor sentenced Michael Sheridan, 27, to 15 years for second degree murder, while his wife Angela, 26, was given three years for involuntary manslaughter. Mr Poole was well-known as a founder member of the Oxford Improvisors Co-operative in the early 1980s and two years before his death had given up performing so he could concentrate on composing.
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