Man sentenced to 22 years for killing his cellmate more than a decade ago

FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. (KFSN) -- Sixteen years later, Marcus Faulk learned his destiny successful tribunal connected Wednesday greeting for sidesplitting his cellmate, Jason Cannon, astatine Pleasant Valley State Prison.

He accepted a plea woody for voluntary manslaughter, landing him a condemnation of 22 years.

Before proceeding the judge's last say, Faulk made different effort to further hold the decision.

"I americium conscionable asking for a just shot. I americium consenting to instrumentality a plea, conscionable not this one," said Marcus Faulk to the judge.

Faulk was expected to beryllium sentenced past Wednesday, but requested a caller attorney, which was granted.

However, this morning, Faulk claimed that his member had hired a antithetic attorney, who did not amusement up to court.

"Who did your member attain?" asked the judge.

"My member said helium needs a mates of days, and helium volition get him up here," responded Faulk.

"Mr. Faulk, who did your member attain?" the justice asked erstwhile again.

"I don't know," said Faulk.

Faulk wanted to alteration his plea and asked for much clip to talk with his brother.

His appointed Fresno County Defense Attorney said determination was nary ground to enactment Faulk's request.

"I did reappraisal the transcripts and alteration of plea, the waiver of apelet right. I did extended probe connected whether oregon not Mr. Faulk adjacent has the quality to retreat a plea. There appears to beryllium nary ineligible basis," said Fresno County Defense Attorney Regina Chessari.

She besides advised Faulk not to talk connected his behalf.

Regardless, Faulk shared a fewer words and interrupted the justice respective times.

" Sir, helium kept saying, the justice is going to railroad you, the justice volition not speech to you, implicit and implicit and over," said Faulk.

"Alright, sir, I person heard enough. I person heard enough," responded the judge.

The justice stood steadfast connected his sentence, a agelong clip coming for Cannon's family.

Charges weren't filed until 2019.
Then, it took 5 years to get to trial, which ended successful a hung jury.

Cannon's household did not be tribunal this greeting but did amusement up past week and had an accidental to marque their last statements, during which they shared the challenges of waiting implicit a decennary for justice.

"I'm gladsome for this to beryllium over. Finally, I could hide you and commencement remembering my uncle's beauteous grin and each the silly, awesome memories we person together," said Sarah Cannon, Cannon's niece.

Faulk was initially successful custody for equipped robbery successful 2004, which gave him a 25-year situation sentence. While helium was successful custody for the robbery, helium besides picked up 7 caller convictions for a assortment of crimes, including possession of alcohol, drugs, and weapons.

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