Sentencing following a jury trial in which one offender was convicted of manslaughter arising from a fatal street shooting and the other was convicted of accessory after the fact to manslaughter.
The court applied the post-jury-verdict sentencing framework to find that the shooter did not intend to kill, acted in response to a threat or use of force, but used unreasonable excessive force by intentionally firing a loaded handgun.
In fixing sentence, the court emphasized denunciation and deterrence for urban gun violence, prior weapons prohibitions, drug trafficking activity, post-offence flight, and the devastating victim impact, while also giving weight to youth, remorse, support, and harsh pre-sentence custody conditions.
The principal offender received 9 years less 49 months' credit, and the accessory received 2 years less 19.5 months' credit, together with DNA orders and weapons prohibitions.
