No. 12-228 Precedential Processed

State v. Herbert

Louisiana Court of Appeal, First Circuit · Filed June 13, 2012 · 94 So. 3d 916

Cited by

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State of Louisiana v. David K. Hawkes La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 2023
State of Louisiana v. Gregory Harville, Jr. La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 2023
State of Louisiana v. Edward Garriet, III La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 2023
State of Louisiana v. Jason Lee Lopez La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 2023
State of Louisiana v. Joseph Matthew Pardue A/K/A Joseph Matthews Pardue La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 2023
State of Louisiana v. Victor D. Guillory A/K/A Victory Guillory La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 2023
State of Louisiana v. Robert Eugene Vascocu La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 2022
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Opinion text

THIBODEAUX, Chief Judge, dissenting. _JjThe defendant’s only past record is a nonviolent misdemeanor offense. The jurisprudence is clear. Maximum sentences are reserved for the most egregious offenses and the worst type of offender. In imposing a forty-year sentence for a first time felony offender, the tridl court abused its sentencing discretion. While I do not wish to minimize the severity of this offense, I find that the maximum sentence in this case makes no meaningful contribution to acceptable penal goals and only results in enhancing Louisiana’s position as the incarceration capital of the world. For the foregoing reasons, I respectfully dissent.