Staff reviewed
PEOPLE V. CHAMBERS
— STAFF
In our de novo review, we are unconvinced that imprisonment for first degree murder is cruel or degrading or that, given the circumstances of the offense and defendant’s previous history of offending, the community of Bloomington-Normal, Illinois, would regard 42 years’ imprisonment as shocking to the conscience. Therefore, we affirm the circuit court’s judgment.
Appellate Court of Illinois · affirmed
Whether an 18-year-old's 42-year murder sentence states an as-applied proportionate penalties claim warranting an evidentiary hearing.