ROCK ISLAND, Ill. — Sarah Kolb, convicted as a teen and sentenced to 48 years in prison for the murder of Adrianne Reynolds, was seeking to have her sentence reduced.
Kolb's attorney JohnPatrick Brown appeared in court on Friday, February 28. A petition for post-conviction relief was previously filed, in an effort to get a new sentencing hearing.
Friday's proceedings were the first step in setting an appeal in motion.
The state sought to have the motion dismissed.
Judge Gregory George Chickris cited former Rock Island County Circuit Judge James Teros original decision in 2006 when Teros called Kolb, "...a cold and callous person, and I don't think that is going to change," as reason to dismiss the case.
Teros' statement indicates he considered Kolb unable to be rehabilitated, Chickris said, and granted the state's request to dismiss the post-conviction relief petition.
Kolb, of Milan, Illinois was sentenced for her role in the murder of Reynolds, of East Moline, Illinois in 2006. She was 16 at the time. She was also sentenced to serve five years for concealment of a homicidal death.
The request follows a decision from the Illinois Supreme Court that states a sentence over 40 years for juveniles is considered a life sentence.
Kolb's request that was reviewed in court Friday follows a decision from the Illinois Supreme Court that states a sentence over 40 years for juveniles is considered a life sentence.
Reynolds' step-mother Joanne Reynolds said she disagrees with the request to seek a new sentence.
"I don't think she should because she gave [Adrianne] the death penalty and she was old enough to know what she was doing," said Joanne Reynolds.
Kolb will be eligible for parole in 2055 and is set for release in 2058, according to the Illinois Department of Corrections.
Another person convicted for murder in the case, Cory Gregory, was approved to have a new sentencing hearing.
Gregory was sentenced to serve 45 years in prison for his role in Reynolds' death. He previously admitted to helping Kolb with the murder. He was 18-years-old at sentencing.
