Leigha Page Ackerson v. Colorado

Whether the procedure to affirm an LWOP sentence for felony murder once the Felony Murder bill 21-124 became effective is in the interest of justice, People v. Mcrae, Colo. 91 (2019) “even if the amendments do not apply retroactively.”?

Should the court of appeals have relied on People v. Sellers, 2022 COA 102 to determine that a sentence of life without the possibility of parole for felony murder is not grossly disproportionate in light of the General Assembly’s recent reclassification of the offense to a class 2 felony, not heeding the various factors that may be considered in a proportionality review determined by Wells-Yates v. People, 2019 CO 90, rather than Ms. Ackerson’s case alone

Petitioner was sentenced Nov. 13, 2020 and the senate bill 21’124 became effective September of 2021.

Petitioner has no prior convictions or charges.