Judge Julie Gatti decried Slade and co-defendant Joshua M. Carter’s “lack of respect for human life” and the fact they damaged their own and their families’ lives.
Long-time attorney Joe Kosmala said the increase provides relief for attorneys and should improve the quality of representation of indigent defendants.
Christopher Slade’s co-defendant, Joshua M. Carter, who fired the fatal shots, was convicted by a jury in August of first-degree felony murder and sentenced in September to life without parole.
Anthony Baker, DeAnthony’s father, told Faunce he is “burdened with grief, sorrow and an unimaginable void in my heart as I attempt to express the residual pain and devastation caused by the loss of beloved son DeAnthony."