The offender, Joshua Johnson, was found guilty of manslaughter after being indicted for second-degree murder.
The court conducted a fact-finding exercise to determine the basis of the jury's verdict, concluding beyond a reasonable doubt that Johnson was the principal offender who fatally shot the victim, Daniel Boima, during a planned robbery.
The sentencing decision considered aggravating factors such as the planned robbery, use of a firearm, the victim being unarmed, the shooting in a residential area, and the offender's attempts to cover up the crime.
Mitigating factors included the offender's youth, lack of criminal record, strong family support, and particularly harsh pre-sentence custody conditions.
The court imposed a sentence of 10 years in prison, with credit for pre-sentence custody, resulting in a further 4 years to serve, along with a lifetime weapons prohibition and DNA order.