State v. Brooks

Carlton Brooks committed two counts of second degree murder when he was 17 years old. In 2002, he was indicted by a grand jury. He was subsequently convicted on two counts of second degree murder, and on June 27, 2006, was given two concurrent life sentences, without possibility of parole. His convictions and sentences were affirmed. State v. Brooks , 42,226 (La. App. 2 Cir. 8/15/2007), 962 So.2d 1220. On May 31, 2017, the trial court amended Brooks' sentences to life imprisonment with the possibility of parole, pursuant to the newly announced constitutional prohibition on mandatory sentences…