State of Louisiana v. Brendall Bourque

STATE OF LOUISIANA
COURT OF APPEAL, THIRD CIRCUIT

12-1359

STATE OF LOUISIANA

VERSUS

BRENDALL BOURQUE

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APPEAL FROM THE
FIFTEENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT
PARISH OF LAFAYETTE, NO. CR136309
HONORABLE MARILYN C. CASTLE, DISTRICT JUDGE

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MARC T. AMY
JUDGE

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Court composed of John D. Saunders, Marc T. Amy, and James T. Genovese,
Judges.

HABITUAL OFFENDER CONVICTION AND SENTENCE VACATED
AND REMANDED FOR FURTHER PROCEEDINGS. MOTION TO
WITHDRAW GRANTED.

Saunders, J., dissents and assigns written reasons.

Michael Harson
District Attorney
Post Office Box 3306
Lafayette, LA 70502-3306
(337) 232-5170
COUNSEL FOR APPELLEE:
State of Louisiana

Alan P. Haney
Assistant District Attorney
Post Office Box 4308
Lafayette, LA 70502
(337) 291-7009
COUNSEL FOR APPELLEE:
State of Louisiana

Edward Kelly Bauman
Louisiana Appellate Project
Post Office Box 1641
Lake Charles, LA 70602-1641
(337) 491-0570
COUNSEL FOR DEFENDANT/APPELLANT:
Brendall Bourque

AMY, Judge.

The defendant, Brendall Bourque, was charged in the Fifteenth Judicial

District Court under docket number 129661 with failure to renew his registration

as a sex offender, a violation of La.R.S. 15:542.1.1, and failure to notify law

enforcement of a change of address, residence, or other registration information, a

violation of La.R.S. 15:542.1.2. After a trial, the jury returned guilty verdicts as to

both counts. Thereafter, the trial court imposed a sentence of eight years at hard

labor, without benefit of probation, parole, or suspension of sentence on each

count, to be served concurrently. The defendant’s convictions and sentences

regarding those charges are on appeal in State v. Brendall Bourque, 12-1358

(La.App. 3 Cir. _/_/_), __ So.3d __.

The defendant was subsequently charged as a habitual offender in violation

of La.R.S. 15:529.1. After a hearing, the trial court adjudicated the defendant a

fourth felony offender, vacated his sentence for failure to renew his registration as

a sex offender, and imposed a habitual offender sentence of twenty years at hard

labor, to be served concurrently with his sentence for failure to notify law

enforcement of a change of address, residence, or other registration information.

The defendant appeals his habitual offender conviction and sentence. His

appellate counsel has filed a brief and motion to withdraw pursuant to Anders v.

California, 386 U.S. 738, 87 S.Ct. 1396 (1967).

We determined in State v. Brendall Bourque, 12-1358 (La.App. 3 Cir.

_/_/_), __ So.3d __, that the defendant’s sentences and convictions for failure to

renew his registration as a sex offender, a violation of La.R.S. 15:542.1.1, and

failure to notify law enforcement of a change of address, residence, or other

registration information, a violation of La.R.S. 15:542.1.2, must be vacated.

Pursuant to that determination, we find that the defendant’s habitual offender

conviction and sentence must also be vacated, and the matter is remanded to the

trial court for further proceedings. Otherwise, the defendant’s appeal under this

docket number is moot. Appellate counsel’s motion to withdraw is granted.

HABITUAL OFFENDER CONVICTION AND SENTENCE VACATED
AND REMANDED FOR FURTHER PROCEEDINGS. MOTION TO
WITHDRAW GRANTED.

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STATE OF LOUISIANA

COURT OF APPEAL, THIRD CIRCUIT

12-1359

STATE OF LOUISIANA

VERSUS

BRENDALL BOURQUE

SAUNDERS, J., dissents and assigns written reasons.

Given that I would find no error by the trial court in granting the State’s

“reverse-Batson” motion in State v. Bourque, 12-1358 (La.App. 3 Cir. __/__/__)

__ So.3d __, Defendant, in my view, would qualify as a habitual offender.

Accordingly, I respectfully dissent.

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