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Man pleads guilty in Young Dolph Memphis bakery shooting
Rapper's 2021 killing case closes after four-year legal battle
Cornelius Smith Jr. pleaded guilty Friday to second-degree murder in the shooting death of rapper Young Dolph, ending a prolonged legal battle stemming from the artist's shocking daytime killing at a Memphis bakery in November 2021. The 36-year-old accepted a 20-year prison sentence under a plea deal that dropped other charges. The case drew national attention as a high-profile loss in hip-hop.