Illinois Appellate Court
Criminal Court
Juvenile Sentencing
(Modified upon denial of rehearing 5/2/17.) Defendant, age 16 at time of offense, was convicted, after jury trial, of 1st-degree murder, attempt murder, and aggravated battery with a firearm. By sentencing Defendant to 100 years in prison, court made ultimate decision that Defendant, at age 16, was permanently incapable of change. Defendant was given a de facto life sentence without meaningful consideration of his youth and attendant characteristics, and their effect on him. Remanded for resentencing. (HYMAN and NEVILLE, specially concurring).