August 4, 2005 Student Charged In Alcohol-Related Death Pleads No Contest Barrington Given Three Years Probation NORMAN, Okla. -- The first OU student charged after the alcohol-poisoning death of another student last fall has pleaded no contest to a felony charge of providing alcohol to a minor. OU junior Cody Barrington, 22, entered the plea Wednesday. He was given three years of probation and was ordered to perform 100 hours of community service. Barrington was charged last October after the death of freshman Blake Hammontree, 19, of Medford. Barrington was accused of giving alcohol to a different underage person at the pledge party where Hammontree died last September. An autopsy found Hammontree's blood-alcohol content was 0.42, more than five times the legal limit in Oklahoma. "From the very beginning, we only asked for punishment consistent with others charged with this crime," said Barrington's attorney, Josh T. Welch. "We're pleased with the recommendation by the district attorney's office. The deferred sentence will keep him from being a convicted felon and, of course, from being incarcerated." Sigma Chi member Raymond Davis, 21, was also charged with felony providing alcohol to a minor, but it was reduced to a misdemeanor and he was given one-year probation and a $50 fine. Felony charges against three other Sigma Chi members are pending. Copyright 2005 by The Associated Press. All rights http://www.channeloklahoma.com/news/4809293/detail.html?rss=okl&psp=news Back To Guvment Skool Page 8 COPYRIGHT "DUHMAG.COM" 2005