Overview

• Contra Costa County Superior Court Judge Mary Ann O'Malley imposed a sentence of 95 years to life on Friday after a jury conviction.
• Victim Rashanda Franklin, 30, was shot while on the phone with 911 as her children sat in the car, according to prosecutors.
• Authorities said McBride waited in a church parking lot as Franklin dropped off her children, then pursued her to 29th Street and Rheem Avenue in Richmond.
• The 911 recording captured Franklin saying, “I’ve got my kids in the car,” and McBride replying, “I ain’t playing with you,” before the fatal shot.
• The defendant, identified as Lawyer Dushan McBride, 51, was also sentenced for firing into an occupied vehicle, stalking, and using a firearm to cause death, and the DA said the outcome provides a measure of justice for the family.