The offender was convicted of second-degree murder for stabbing his brother to death following a dispute over a loan.
The court considered the mandatory life sentence and determined the appropriate period of parole ineligibility.
Weighing numerous aggravating factors, including the unprovoked nature of the attack outside the home and the presence of the victim's wife, against mitigating factors such as the offender's lack of a prior record and refugee background, the court fixed the period of parole ineligibility at 13 years.
