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Not-So-Good Excuses In Good Stuff Diner Shooting
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Ben Yakas
Published Nov 18, 2010
Modified Nov 18, 2010
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The suspect in last month's Good Stuff Diner murder, who was apprehended after his face and diamond-studded moneybag necklace caught the eye of the JumboTron at a Charlotte Bobcats game, was arraigned in court yesterday. Prosecutors allege that Barranco and Scott, aka "Young Classik," had a falling out over money involved with a bank scam they were running. Barranco's lawyer put forth their foolproof two-fold defense strategy: Earle Barranco only shot Corey Scott in self-defense, and, um, Scott had it coming anyway. "Simply put, Corey Scott got what he deserved. Anyone in the defendant's position would have done what Earle Barranco did," said Howard Greenberg, Barranco's lawyer.
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