State v. Lombard

May 8, 1987
87-K-0296
Reporters:
Before:
Dixon, Dennis

Denied.

DIXON, C.J., and DENNIS, J., would grant the writ. The sentence apparently is constitutionally disproportionate and excessive in ‍‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‍relation to the particular offender and the actual offense committed when compared with other manslaughter offenders and offenses. Because of this and the ‍‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‍possible influence of passion and prejudice, the sentence should be vacated and the case remanded to the trial court, which should be directed ‍‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‍to take evidence of penalties imposed in similar cases considering both the crime and the defendant, and to resentence the defendant with a ‍‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‍statement for the record of the evidence and considerations taken into account.