Pending appeal, Adolfo Davis will die in prison. Illinois Public Radio’s Patrick Smith reports.
Davis was sentenced to life without parole when he was 14 years old for his role in a double murder. Davis was given a chance for a new sentence when the Supreme Court ruled in 2012 that mandatory life for juveniles is unconstitutional. Last month at a re-sentencing hearing, his attorney Patricia Soung c laimed Davis had changed during his more than two decades in prison. But prosecutor James McKay said Davis kept up his gang ties while inside.
"As an inmate at the Illinois Department of Corrections, this defendant’s behavior was outrageous. "
Monday, in upholding his life sentence, Cook County Judge Angela Petrone pointed to 64 infractions while Davis was in prison, and his criminal past.
"This sentence is necessary to deter others, it is necessary to protect the public from harm. The defendant’s acts showed an aggression and callous disregard for human life far beyond his tender age of 14."
Davis’ attorneys say they will appeal the decision.