Legal Opinion
State v. Heins
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided January 10, 2018No. 51,763–KAPublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMoore, J.
Ashley Nicole Heins pled guilty as charged to vehicular homicide and received a sentence of 25 years at hard labor, including three years without benefits. She now appeals her sentence as excessive. We find no excessiveness, but vacate and remand the sentence for compliance with La. R.S. 14:32.1B.
Shortly after 3:00 pm on August 18, 2015, Heins was driving a 2003 Kia Optima north in the inside southbound lane of Linwood Avenue in Shreveport. Near the intersection with West 83rd Street, she collided head-on with a Suzuki motorcycle that was riding south, properly in the inside southbound lane…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- State v. DortheySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1993
- State v. LobatoSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1992
- State v. GuzmanSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2000
- State v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2004
- State v. MarshallSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1995
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3Cited by2 opinions
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