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A judge sentenced a Fairfield lawyer to 12 years in prison Friday for stabbing his next-door neighbor to death. Jonathan Edington pleaded guilty to manslaughter. He said he believed his neighbor, Barry

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A judge sentenced a Fairfield lawyer to 12 years in prison Friday for stabbing his next-door neighbor to death. Jonathan Edington pleaded guilty to manslaughter. He said he believed his neighbor, Barry

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