People v. Holman

Defendant received sentence of life without parole for a murder he committed at age 17. Defendant’s original sentencing hearing complied with U.S. Supreme Court’s 2012 holding in Miller v. Alabama, as court considered Defendant’s youth and its attendant characteristics, including specific factors. Defendant advised his attorney that he did not want to offer any mitigating evidence, and thus court had no evidence to consider on any statutory factors in mitigation. Circuit court properly denied Defendant’s motion for leave to file successive postconviction petition. (KARMEIER, FREEMAN, THOMAS, KILBRIDE, GARMAN, and BURKE, concurring.)