Chancey Luna was a sixteen year old living in Oklahoma when he would murder Christopher Lane
According to court documents Chancey Luna was in a car with two others when they saw Christopher Lane jog by. Luna would grab a gun and fire at Christopher striking him in the back and then driving away
Christopher Lane would die from his injuries
Chancey Luna would be arrested. At trial his lawyer attempted to downgrade the murder charge saying that the murder of Christopher Lane was not premeditated just a young kid who meant to scare him when he fired the fatal bullet. The jury was not going for it and convicted Luna of the more serious charge
Chancey Luna would be sentenced to life in prison without parole however Oklahoma would later ban life for juvenile offenders and he was sent back to court for resentencing. Luna again would be sentenced to life without parole
Chancey Luna Current Information
Offender: Chancey A. Luna
OK DOC#: 717249
Status: ACTIVE
Gender: Male
Race: Black or African American
Height: 5 ft 11 in
Weight: 196 lbs
Hair Color: Black
Eye Color: Brown
Alias: Chancey Luna
OK DOC#: 717249
Birth Date: 4/30/1997
Current Facility: DICK CONNER CORRECTIONAL CENTER
Reception Date: 6/18/2015
Chancey Luna Case
A judge upheld the jury’s recommendation of life in prison without the possibility of parole, Tuesday afternoon in the murder case of Australian baseball player, Christopher Lane. Chancey Luna was found guilty of First-Degree Murder in April after investigators said he shot and killed 22-year-old Lane while he was jogging in Duncan, Okla.
The defense filed notice to appeal, saying they disagree with the verdict and sentence.
Prosecutors had recommended the judge uphold the jury’s recommendation of life without parole pointing out Luna refused to cooperate with a pre-sentencing investigation. Still, the pre-sentence investigation found Luna was a member of the rolling 90 Crips and sold drugs for three years prior to the murder. District Attorney Jason Hicks also pointed out as Luna stood before Judge Ken Graham Tuesday, his orange jumpsuit said “Crip for life
Defense attorney Jim Berry argued Luna was only 16 at the time of the crime and should’ve been tried as a youthful offender. The defense entered a notice to appeal.
Judge Graham responded to the arguments by upholding the jury’s recommendation and sentencing Luna to life in prison without possibility of parole. Judge Graham said, “I understand he was 16 and I understand he is only 18 today, but we are talking about an innocent young man [Christopher Lane] not too much older who was jogging the streets of Oklahoma and for no reason was shot in the back and killed. “
Judge also ordered Luna to jointly (with co-defendant Jones and Edwards) pay $17,193 in restitution with approximately $9,000 awarded to Lane’s father for his travel expenses during trial and the remainder to the state’s victim compensation fund to assist with Lane’s funeral expenses.
Judge Upholds Recommendation Chancey Luna Spend Life In Prison Without Parole – News9.com
