Vadal Redmond holds her phone with a photo of her daughter, Marseilles Redmond, with one of the diplomas from Lake Land College outside the Skokie Courthouse on March 29, 2024.
Now, the door has cracked open again for Redmond. In May, the Illinois legislature amended the law to clarify that domestic violence survivors who pled guilty can seek resentencing. And though the change doesn’t take effect until next year, Cook County prosecutors withdrew their objection to a new sentencing hearing for Redmond.
Surrounded by family and supporters, Vadal Redmond, second from the right, mother of Marseilles Redmond, leaves the Skokie Courthouse, March 29, 2024 in Skokie. The dueling interpretations of the fatal shooting will likely be aired during the sentencing hearing, which does not yet have a date. The parties will convene again in July for a status hearing.
Ultimately, though, she noted that even if her daughter is denied early release, she will be released eventually.After Love was killed and Redmond went to prison, their young child went to live with Vadal Redmond. Now grown, Shea Redmond, 23, has attended court hearings with his grandmother.