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re: What's up with the DA in Ascension Parish?
Posted on 4/29/26 at 10:59 am to Shexter
Posted on 4/29/26 at 10:59 am to Shexter
When stuff like this happens, generally the family of the victim is involved.
Since they were related, the family likely just wanted to be done with it. The family’s thoughts on stuff like this does bear a decent amount of weight in my experience.
Since they were related, the family likely just wanted to be done with it. The family’s thoughts on stuff like this does bear a decent amount of weight in my experience.
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Posted on 4/29/26 at 11:03 am to TDsngumbo
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have you seen the video of this shooting?
Given those issues I talked about earlier, it's not really impactful to me
I'm not saying he didn't do the shooting or that the shooting didn't kill this kid.
I'm saying there's a very high likelihood that jurors will look outside of this very specific factual paradigm when rendering a verdict decision.
Posted on 4/29/26 at 11:14 am to SlowFlowPro
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Oh yeah, the risk:reward was way out of whack for 2nd degree murder
He got out of the vehicle, walked up to a crowd and started firing shots at a crowd of people. You act like the punch in the car changes the analysis with the “oh yeah”, but it changes nothing
That’s textbook 2nd degree
His family is comprised of a bunch of idiots
Posted on 4/29/26 at 11:22 am to SlowFlowPro
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victim's family's wishes.
Respectfully disagree. My understanding is that the role of the DA is to prosecute alleged criminals in the end goal of protecting the community.
So now we have a guy out in his mid-30s with a PhD in prison life. How do we see that going for the community?
Posted on 4/29/26 at 11:24 am to SlowFlowPro
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I'm saying there's a very high likelihood that jurors will look outside of this very specific factual paradigm when rendering a verdict decision.
This exact mindset a main problem that most non-lawyers have with lawyers. Many would rather settle and "win" than fight and potentially lose.
This post was edited on 4/29/26 at 11:24 am
Posted on 4/29/26 at 11:30 am to Rouge
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Respectfully disagree. My understanding is that the role of the DA is to prosecute alleged criminals in the end goal of protecting the community.
The victim bill of rights also expressly states that the DA represents the interests of the victim/victim’s family. The DA ultimately has discretion to do as they please, but they are actually required to at least consider their wishes:
Victim bill of rights
Posted on 4/29/26 at 11:42 am to Joshjrn
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The victim bill of rights also expressly states that the DA represents the interests of the victim/victim’s family. The DA ultimately has discretion to do as they please, but th
But the state is the plaintiff. Can you point out the paragraph you’re referencing?
It feels like you’re overstating the family’s impact on charging decisions in a murder case
Posted on 4/29/26 at 11:49 am to Shexter
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this was a tragedy, not a crime of malice
Did he intentionally point a gun at someone and pull the trigger?
Posted on 4/29/26 at 11:52 am to TigerGman
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Jeezuz H. WTF? another leftist apologist. What's the Max for Manslaughter?
Think it’s 40 years. That’s up to the judge not the DA office on the sentence length.
Posted on 4/29/26 at 11:53 am to Proximo
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But the state is the plaintiff. Can you point out the paragraph you’re referencing? It feels like you’re overstating the family’s impact on charging decisions in a murder case
If you think I’m overstating, you may be misinterpreting what I said. The DA has discretion to do whatever they want. They also have a duty to consult with the victim/victim’s family and consider their wishes. They can ultimately ignore those wishes, but they still have to be consulted and considered, which somewhat complicates the idea that the DA only has duties to the larger community:
D. Consultation with the victim or the designated family member.
(1) The victim or the designated family member shall have the right to retain counsel to confer with law enforcement and judicial agencies regarding the disposition of the victim's case. The prosecutor may confer with the counsel retained by the victim or designated family member in the prosecution of the case. "Case" herein shall mean a criminal matter in which formal charges have been filed by the district attorney's office.
(2) Upon written notification to the district attorney's office received from the victim, or the designated family member, the district attorney's office shall, within a reasonable period of time following such notification, contact the victim and schedule a conference with the victim or a designated family member in order to obtain their view, either orally or in writing, regarding:
(a) The disposition of the criminal case by dismissal, plea, or trial.
(b) The use of available sentencing alternatives such as incarceration, probation, community service, and the payment of restitution to the victim.
Posted on 4/29/26 at 11:58 am to Rouge
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This exact mindset a main problem that most non-lawyers have with lawyers.
The variable people seem to be upset with are the non-lawyer jurors who raise the volatility of these cases
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Many would rather settle and "win" than fight and potentially lose.
With how backed up our criminal justice system is, devoting resources to risky cases like this delays justice on other cases. The DA and PDO have limited resources, and there are only so many criminal jury trial weeks in a year, and I'd imagine AP has backlog of hundreds of cases with like 15 jury trial weeks a year (assuming there are no weeks that wash out).
Posted on 4/29/26 at 11:58 am to TigerGman
quote:Are we certain it will be that long?
will be out in 11 years!
Posted on 4/29/26 at 11:59 am to Jake88
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Are we certain it will be that long?
It's a crime of violence, but, regardless, there isn't really "good time" anymore in LA
Posted on 4/29/26 at 11:59 am to Jake88
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we certain it will be that long?
Ignoring for the moment how long he’s been in, he has to serve a minimum of 85%, which on 15 is 12.75.
Posted on 4/29/26 at 12:05 pm to Joshjrn
Sounds like a person who shouldn't ever get out. He's at least an elevated risk to cause misery for some person after future release.
Posted on 4/29/26 at 12:08 pm to Jake88
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Sounds like a person who shouldn't ever get out. He's at least an elevated risk to cause misery for some person after future release.
I know very little about the case, so I don’t have an opinion on any of that. Simply answering the question posed. And as an added bit of info, if he has previously been convicted of a crime of violence, he’ll have to do all 15 flat.
But under no circumstances does he serve less than 12 years and 9 months.
Posted on 4/29/26 at 12:13 pm to Joshjrn
quote:I know, thanks.
Simply answering the question posed
Posted on 4/29/26 at 12:18 pm to TigerGman
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Jeezuz H. WTF? another leftist apologist. What's the Max for Manslaughter?
I disagree with SFP regarding most things, but he's not wrong here. The law is more nuanced than "shoot.kill = murder = death penalty". Intent, premeditation, and what you can actually prove in court all play to it. There is more than just that, but those are some of the obvious basics.
Posted on 4/29/26 at 12:25 pm to Jake88
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I know, thanks.
Posted on 4/29/26 at 12:27 pm to TDsngumbo
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That makes sense, however, cops who have shot/killed black men in self defense have gone to jail for worse things than this guy got convicted of, and he walked right up to the victim and shot him. I'd think my DA should be capable of a better conviction than this one, but I wasn't in the courtroom.
You should know better. Black community doesn’t care about black on black crime. If a cop or a white person kills or shoots a black person, then they really care, speak out, or burn buildings down. This is just another day in the hood.
I can almost guarantee the victims family wasn’t pushing for a harsh sentence for them to take this reduced plea.
This post was edited on 4/29/26 at 12:28 pm
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