People v. Woodard

Defendant Lakisha Woodard appeals from her convictions for the first degree murder of Orlando Patterson and solicitation to commit murder and her sentence to consecutive terms of 45 years and 20 years in prison. For the reasons that follow, we affirm.

Defendant was initially indicted for the first degree murder and the solicitation of the murder of Patterson. She was tried separately but simultaneously by a jury along with her codefendant, Marlon Porter.

At trial, Harriet Alexander, the victim’s aunt, testified that Patterson was 12 years old in November 2000, and that on the evening of…