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.
Penalty phase to be held again for Kevin Daigle, convicted of killing trooper Kevin Daigle was convicted of killing Louisiana State Trooper Steven Vincent in 2015. (Source: Calcasieu Correctional Center) By Theresa Schmidt | January 22, 2021 at 5:52 PM CST - Updated January 22 at 5:52 PM
LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - The penalty phase of the man convicted of killing a state trooper in 2015 must be held again, the Calcasieu Parish District Attorneyâs Office confirms.
Kevin Daigle was found guilty of first-degree murder in the shooting death of Louisiana State Trooper Steven Vincent near Bell City in 2019.
The jury voted to sentence Daigle to death, but a formal sentencing by Judge Clayton Davis never happened, as the defense filed numerous appeal motions.