Testimony Will Resume Friday Morning In A Sentencing Hearing For A Norton Virginia Man Who Pleaded Guilty In 2016 In The Shooting Death Of His Ex-Girlfriend, Kristina Padilla Of Appalachia.29 Year Old Matthew Tate, Who Shot The Victim Four Times. He Pleaded Guilty To Charges Of First Degree Murder And The Use Of A Firearm In The Commission Of A Felony. Tate Faces Up To Life Plus Three Years In Prison.