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Date: 12-11-2024
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State of Louisiana v. Blaine Keith Lecompte
Case Number: 8853-21
Judge: Robert L. Wyatt
Court: District Court, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana
Plaintiff's Attorney: Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana District Attorney's Office
Defendant's Attorney:
Description:
Lake Charles, Louisiana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with vehicular homicide.
Defendant, Blaine Keith Lecompte, pled guilty to one count of vehicular homicide, in violation of La.R.S. 14:32.1; and two counts of first degree vehicular negligent injuring, in violation of La.R.S. 14:39.2. The trial court sentenced Mr. Lecompte to twenty years at hard labor, five years without benefit of probation, parole, or suspension of sentence, for the vehicular homicide and five years on each count of negligent injuring to run concurrently with each other but consecutively with the vehicular homicide sentence. Mr. Lecompte now seeks review of his sentence.
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On February 2,2021, Mr. Lecompte was driving his vehicle on I-10 West with Mabel Sally and her two daughters as passengers. An eighteen-wheeler slowed down due to construction in the area, and Mr. Lecompte drove into the back of the truck at about seventy miles per hour. Upon questioning by state police, it was determined that Mr. Lecompte exhibited signs of impairment. It was later determined that he had a blood alcohol content of. 11 grams as well as .2 nanograms per milliliter or less of the active THC metabolite from a blood draw taken several hours after the accident. The three-year-old passenger, Nina Sally, died as a result of the crash. The seven-year-old child suffered from a broken collarbone, and Mabel Sally suffered protracted loss to her foot.
On June 3, 2021, Mr. Lecompte was charged by bill of infonnation with one count of vehicular homicide, in violation of La.R.S. 14:32.1; and two counts of first degree vehicular negligent injuring, in violation of La.R.S. 14:39.2. On February 27, 2023, Mr. Lecompte pled guilty to all charges.
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Key Phrases Vehicular homicide conviction. Sentencing guidelines. Concurrent sentences. Errors patent. Excessive sentence review.
Outcome: Affirmed
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