State v. Augustine

MADELEINE M. LANDRIEU, Judge.

| Edward Augustine was charged by bill of information with one count of manslaughter, a violation of Louisiana Revised Statute 14:31; one count of possession with intent to distribute heroin, a violation of Louisiana Revised Statute 40:966(A)(1); and one count of unauthorized use of a vehicle, a violation of Louisiana Revised Statute 14:68.4. Following a jury trial, Mr. Augustine was convicted on all three counts.

The trial court sentenced Mr. Augustine to forty years at hard labor for the manslaughter count, forty years at hard labor for the possession with intent…