Saginaw man convicted of murder at age 16 could walk free as he awaits new trial
Updated Dec 23, 2020;
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Prosecutors, however, are hoping a judge reverses his recent decision that could see the defendant released.
A jury in October 2014 found Kareem A. “Jeez” Swilley Jr. and two codefendants guilty of first-degree premeditated murder and numerous related offenses in the 2012 drive-by shooting death of DaVarion Galvin. Both Swilley and Galvin were 16 at the time.
Then-Saginaw County Circuit Judge Fred L. Borchard in December 2014 sentenced Swilley to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Two months later, Borchard resentenced Swilley to 37 to 75 years in prison.