People v. Walker

(Court opinion corrected 5/3/18.) Defendant, age 17 at time of offense, was convicted, after jury trial, of felony murder, and sentenced to natural life imprisonment without the possibility of parole. Defendant had shot cab driver in the back of the head, at point-blank range in cab, with a sawed-off shotgun. Defendant's PSI and counsel clearly informed court that Defendant was 17 at time of offense, and court found Defendant showed no potential for rehabilitation. Defendant presented no mitigating evidence to dispute that he was susceptible to peer pressure or unintelligent.(LYTTON, concurring; WRIGHT, concurring in part and dissenting in part.)