Legal Opinion
State v. Sepulvado
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided October 28, 2009No. 44,763-KA, 44,764-KAPublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtStewart, J.
b The defendant, Donna Kay Sepulvado, pled guilty to negligent homicide and distribution of a Schedule II controlled dangerous substance (“CDS”). She received concurrent sentences of five years at hard labor and ten years at hard labor, respectively. By this appeal, she argues that the homicide conviction must be set aside on the grounds of double jeopardy and that her sentence is excessive because it was based on improper victim impact testimony. Finding no error, we affirm.
FACTS
On February 5, 2006, the defendant sold methadone to Troy Holland, who died sometime that night or early the next…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- North Carolina v. AlfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- United States v. BroceSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- State v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2004
- State v. MylesSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1994
- State v. ArnoldSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2002
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3Cited by3 opinions
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