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New penalty hearing for man facing death in trooper slaying
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Posted at 6:10 PM, Jan 26, 2021
and last updated 2021-01-26 19:10:38-05
LAKE CHARLES, La. (AP) â A man convicted of killing a Louisiana state trooper is getting a second chance to avoid a death sentence.
Kevin Daigle fatally shot Trooper Steven Vincent, 43, in 2015 in southwest Louisiana.
The jury that convicted Daigle in 2019 also unanimously called for a death sentence.
Now, according to the American Press in Lake Charles, the Calcasieu Parish District Attorneyâs office says an agreement worked out amid numerous appeals will maintain the conviction but allow a new penalty hearing.
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Question of the Day By - Associated Press - Tuesday, January 26, 2021
LAKE CHARLES, La. (AP) - A man convicted of killing a Louisiana state trooper is getting a second chance to avoid a death sentence.
Kevin Daigle fatally shot Trooper Steven Vincent, 43, in 2015 in southwest Louisiana.
The jury that convicted Daigle in 2019 also unanimously called for a death sentence.
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Now, according to the American Press in Lake Charles, the Calcasieu Parish District Attorney’s office says an agreement worked out amid numerous appeals will maintain the conviction but allow a new penalty hearing.