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Hammet Brown Sentenced To Life In Prison For 2018 Double Murder
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Judge Reduces 70-Year Prison Sentence For Miller Park Teen Shooter
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Byron Merriweather was 17 when he shot a man at Miller Park during a 2003 fight between rival Twin City gangs, a crime that netted the teen 70 years in prison.
Merriweather, now 35, was in court on Friday for a new sentencing hearing ordered by the Fourth District Appellate Court. Merriweather was sentenced prior to several U.S. Supreme Court rulings and a decision by the Illinois Supreme Court on the issue of what amounts to life sentences for juveniles.
Judge Casey Costigan heard three hours of testimony some of it emotional from Merriweather’s family and a childhood friend who now supports Merriweather’s goal of becoming a youth counselor.
First Assistant Public Defender Ron Lewis is among 11 candidates who have filed applications to succeed former McLean County Public Defender Carla Barnes, who recently was named a circuit judge.
Three other current public defenders Matthew Koetters, Mark Messman and Joseph Moran also filed applications for the post.
Former public defender Jennifer Patton, now in private practice in Bloomington, joins local defense lawyers Chris Gramm and Mark Zalcman as candidates. Edward McKibbin, who serves as students’ attorney for Illinois State University, rounds out the list of local lawyers on the list.
Candidates from outside Bloomington-Normal include Pontiac attorney Larry Necheles, Chicago attorney Meanith Huon and Brady Lee Allen from Coles County.
In Closing Remarks, Prosecutors Push Back On Self-Defense Claims In Bloomington Killings
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