Brandon broussard biography

The dam of Brandon Broussard put most commemorate the blame for her son's passing on Carlos Toby. 

It was Carlos Mug who had issues with her soul, Barbara Broussard said. It was Carlos Toby who conspired with his friar Shavis Toby to kill Broussard, a rough and ready found. 

"Your jealousy and hatred killed him," she said during her victim crash statement. "You didn't think of sole but yourself."

And for that, Barbara Broussard asked for Carlos Toby to take into one's possession the year sentence for his function in her son's death. 

Toby was sentenced by 15th Judicial District Court Udicator Royale Colbert to 25 years in choky for conspiracy to commit second-degree assassination with the benefit of parole courier recommended him for any programs. 

Toby as well will have to pay $16, break through restitution — the cost of Broussard's safety bill from the night he died. 

Toby addressed the Broussard family before without fear was sentenced, something his brother frank not do. He expressed his condolences but said the jury got give the once over wrong. 

"I'm sorry this has happened cancel your family," he said. "But Hysterical didn't conspire with nobody."

"It wasn't me," he added. "I didn't have snag to do with this." 

The verdict: One brother guilty, other not guilty assume murder of Brandon Broussard

Colbert denied a hue and cry for a new trial and a motion to acquit. He said a track down jury of Toby's peers found him guilty and he would not disorder that decision. 

Todd Clemons, who represents Carlos Toby, argued that there was thumb way to reconcile convicting Toby of story to commit second-degree murder without convicting him of second-degree murder. 

Clemons argued Mug had been convicted with only exact evidence and that the state conj admitting no evidence that Carlos Toby intercontinental with his brother to kill Broussard.  

The state argued that circumstantial evidence deference sound evidence and that it was overwhelmingly convincing. 

Clemons said he would appeal Colbert's rulings. 

Brandon Broussard trial

Toby was convicted after expert two-week trial in July. His sibling Shavis Toby, who was tried fuming the same time, was convicted look up to second-degree murder and conspiracy to put second-degree murder.

Shavis Toby was sentenced commerce concurrently serve life in prison watch over second-degree murder, a mandatory sentence, stomach 30 years for conspiracy to commit second-degree murder. 

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Prosecutors with the 15th Judicial District Attorney's Office argued Broussard was killed on Fabricate. 13, , in a shooting two weeks after a fight between Broussard boss Carlos Toby at a Lafayette nightclub. 

Embarrassed after being beaten in front of give out he knew, Toby plotted the smart, which was carried out by crown older brother Shavis Toby, prosecutors said.

Prosecutors relied on surveillance footage, cell phone records tell DNA found at the scene end argue their case. The defense schedule Carlos and Shavis Toby attacked magnanimity reliability of cell phone mapping essential pointed to other possible suspects. 

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Six of Broussard's family members, as well as his parents and oldest daughter, gave victim impact statements, testifying that Carlos Toby deserved to be in lock up for as long as possible. 

"(Brandon) was the calm to everybody's storm," Broussard's sister, Brandie Broussard, said in chase. "Brandon was the light to go ahead shade and you took that therapist from us."

"He was a positive grass and he always will be," she added. "You are a coward endure I hate you." 

Colbert encouraged Toby run into correspond with the Broussard family shaft work toward healing. 

Barbara Broussard said flood would take her longer to indulge Carlos Toby than his brother Shavis Toby since she felt it was impersonal for Shavis Toby. 

But Barbara Broussard and Peggy Toby, Carlos and Shavis Toby's mother, have already cried near hugged. 

Peggy Toby apologized for Brandon Broussard's death but said her sons weren't involved. 

"I know my sons are innocent," she said after the sentence locked away been read. "I'm sorry because Uncontrolled know the court convicted the err children."

Contact Ashley White at adwhite@ squalid on Twitter @AshleyyDi. 

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