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DATE: FRIDAY, March 1, 1991                   TAG: 9103010350
SECTION: NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL                    PAGE: A2   EDITION: METRO 
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DATELINE: SANTA MONICA, CALIF.                                LENGTH: Short

BRANDO'S SON DRAWS 10-YEAR PRISON TERM

Actor Marlon Brando's son, Christian, was sentenced Thursday to 10 years in prison for voluntary manslaughter in the shooting death of his half-sister's lover.

"It's a tragic situation for both families, for Christian Brando," Superior Court Judge Robert W. Thomas said in imposing the sentence.

In tearful, rambling testimony before sentencing, Marlon Brando portrayed his son as a "basket case," a drug and alcohol abuser whose parents failed him.

Christian Brando, 32, drew a six-year sentence on the manslaughter charge and four more years for aggravating circumstances - using a gun to commit the slaying.

- Associated Press 


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