Brown v. People

CARROLL, Designated. Justice,

concurring. I agree with the majority that the trial court’s sentence should be affirmed. Additionally, I agree that the trial court should exercise caution when sentencing similarly situated co-defendants, and that such sentences should not be disparate absent compelling reasons. However, I write separately, because I neither agree with the standard of review the majority applies, nor some of the analysis used by the majority in reaching their conclusion.

I. DISCUSSION

While I agree with the majority’s determination that Brown’s sentence should stand, I am not in…