Legal Opinion

State v. Franco

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Decided April 1, 2009No. 08-1071PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SULLIVAN, Judge.

| ¶ Defendant, Raymundo Franco, appeals his sentence for vehicular homicide, claiming it is excessive. He also makes a pro se claim that the trial court breached his plea agreement and that his consent was vitiated when he received an excessive sentence. For the following reasons, we affirm Defendant’s sentence, as amended, and remand with instructions.

Facts

On February 18, 2007, the weekend before Mardi Gras, Defendant ran a red light, and his vehicle collided with a vehicle driven by B.D., 1 a seventeen-year-old female. Defendant’s blood alcohol concentration was 0.26. B.D.…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. State v. DortheySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1993
  2. State v. SepulvadoSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1979
  3. State v. MimsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1993
  4. State v. RoeLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2005
  5. State v. PykeLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1996

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. State v. LandryLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2009
  2. State v. R.K.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 2011
  3. State v. GordonLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2018
  4. State v. YoungLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2010
  5. State of Louisiana v. Charles JohnsonLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2010

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