Tuesday, April 2, 2024

Juvie Gets 15 Years in Drunk Driving Death

 Rankin-Madison District Attorney Bubba Bramlett issued the following statement and mug shot. 

28 comments:

Anonymous said...

B-b-but Medical Marijuana is the REAL devil!

Anonymous said...

Dude, who was the defense attorney? This case started in Circuit Court but youth court had original jurisdiction.

Section 43-21-151. Exclusive original jurisdiction
1) The youth court shall have exclusive original jurisdiction in all proceedings concerning a delinquent child, a child in need of supervision, a neglected child, an abused child or a dependent child except in the following circumstances:
(a) Any act attempted or committed by a child, which if committed by an adult would be punishable under state or federal law by life imprisonment or death, will be in the original jurisdiction of the circuit court;
(b) Any act attempted or committed by a child with the use of a deadly weapon, the carrying of which concealed is prohibited by Section 97-37-1, or a shotgun or a rifle, which would be a felony if committed by an adult, will be in the original jurisdiction of the circuit court.

SO this will come back on PCR because a guilty plea doesn't waive this jurisdictional defect

Anonymous said...

Dewy: See Meadows v. State, 217 So. 3d 772 (Miss. App. 2017)

Anonymous said...

The Crumblys were each convicted of negligent homicide for their minor son's killing of 4 students with a gun they bought for him. I'd like to see some similar consequences for the parents of this teenaged serial drunk driver. Society is losing the battle to control these feral children who are allowed to do whatever they want while their parents turn a blind eye to their kids' addictions, mental illness and criminal mentalities. Perhaps if we start prosecuting the parents, society will be better off.

Anonymous said...

11:01, So this won't have happened if he had been stoned instead?

Cannabis is not a cure for an alcohol problem, as much as you might want it to be.

Anonymous said...

"It was not lost on anyone that Mr. Tackett should have received the proverbial wake-up call when he was arrested for underage drinking a mere 13 days before he killed Ms. Luckett." Powerful statement.

Anonymous said...

Contrary to what you see on the many police reality programs, most states, including MS, can't require you to take a field sobriety test (FST). As a retired LEO, I know that FSTs are very difficult to "pass" when you are sober. Don't take one, ever.

This young man was drunk, twice.

Anonymous said...

15 years? He got off very lucky.

Anonymous said...

Between 2000 and 2018, the percentage of car crash deaths in the United States involving cannabis have doubled—and the percentage of deaths involving both cannabis and alcohol have more than doubled, according to a new study by a School of Public Health researcher.

Researchers from the School of Public Health, the School of Medicine, Boston Medical Center, and University of Victoria found that people who died in crashes involving cannabis had 50 percent greater odds of also having alcohol in their system.

Published in the American Journal of Public Health, these findings suggest that as states have loosened cannabis policies, cannabis and alcohol have increasingly been used together when driving.

Two bongs don't make a right. Sure, Cheech, we believe you that weed is harmless and cures every disease. And, of course, smoking weed is much much safer than tobacco. So, logically, being drunk AND stoned actually makes you the safest driver in your pants. Thanks, Cheech!!

Anonymous said...

Who twice sold alcohol to this minor? THERE'S the real problem with alcohol in this state (and nation). Virtually no enforcement except for a few high profile operations in election years, tipped off to the news media in advance.

Anonymous said...

@11:20 a.m. Aggravated DUI is not under the original jurisdiction of Youth Court, but even if it was, the Youth Court simply certifies the defendant as an adult so he/she can be tried in circuit court.

Anonymous said...

I suspect he was drunk more than twice; he was only caught twice. True of many drunks.

Anonymous said...

I think 11:20/11:22 makes a good point. Reviewing the docket report, I don't see a transfer order from the youth court to the circuit court.

Based on the Meadows case, it looks like that may be a fatal flaw. I don't think a party can waive/grant jurisdiction where none exists.

Especially when a defendant is guilty as hell, effective assistance of defense counsel is critical to the administration of justice. Without a good defense, the guilty will go free. Think about that the next time someone hates on criminal defense attorneys.

I'll be interested to see how this one plays out.

Anonymous said...

On second thought, maybe the defense attorney knowingly let this through, expecting that the conviction would get thrown out for lack of jurisdiction.

It was the prosecution and the judge's responsibility to make sure the case was filed and transferred correctly.

Nicemouth said...

He's not going to do well in prison, but well deserved for this entitled punk. Was he driving a BMW or Benz?

Anonymous said...

Only 15 years? He should be given the death penalty

Anonymous said...

I tend to lean towards 12:45's thinking. With "medical" marijuana dispensaries popping up everywhere you look, you would automatically assume there must be a LOT of "sick" Mississippians! Unfortunately, we all know the whole medical marijuana effort was just a foot in the door subterfuge toward legalizing recreational use.

Although I'm no alcohol advocate, there are some people who drink because they actually like the way it tastes......and you can drink without getting drunk (though that's usually not the goal). However, I know of no way (reason) to smoke without getting high.

The bottom line: what we need is MORE impaired Mississippians, right?

Anonymous said...

1:34 - He was driving a Ford F-150, and had a passenger with him. The poor lady who was killed appeared to be driving some kind of small economy car, the front end of which was totally destroyed.

Anonymous said...

Thanks, 1:20. Section 43-21-159(1) states:

"In cases where the child is charged with . . . a violation of the Mississippi Implied Consent Law, . . . the appropriate criminal court shall proceed to dispose of the same in the same manner as for other adult offenders and it shall not be necessary to transfer the case to the youth court of the county."

Aggravated DUI resulting in death is Section 63-11-30(5), which is part of the Implied Consent Law. So, it appears that I stand corrected.

1:24/1:30

Anonymous said...

Not that it would have prevented this tragedy but, Speeding, passing on yellow etc is rampant on 471. The only time I see MHP is when they are going 90+ to an accident. Brandon PD doesn’t have enough officers and RSO is AWOL.

Anonymous said...

Not that it would have prevented this tragedy but, Speeding, passing on yellow etc is rampant on 471. The only time I see MHP is when they are going 90+ to an accident. Brandon PD doesn’t have enough officers and RSO is AWOL.

Anonymous said...

Reading through the posts carefully, I was waiting for the usual fool to pop up, changing the subject entirely to that of recreational marijuana which has nothing to do with the case or this thread. And damned if he didn't show up right on time at 2:48 PM.

Hope, in his rush to post, he didn't drop his King James Version on his toe.

Anonymous said...

He didn’t mean to hurt anyone nor does any judge or legislator.

Anonymous said...

That was my case 1:21

Anonymous said...

3:27, exactly what would you have RCSO deputies do about speeding vehicles? Be specific. What SPECIFICALLY should RCOS deputies do to enforce the speed limits on any road in Rankin County?

Anonymous said...

1:20 a.m.

Aggravated dui is not unless it is a person under 18. The crime does not involved a deadly weapon or is punishable by death or life. So yes, original jurisdiction lies in youth court. Yes, the youth court can then certify to circuit, but you need that transfer of jurisdiction. Doesn't seem to have happened here. Jurisdictional defect is about the only thing that can tank a knowing guilty and voluntary guilty plea. See the Meadows case above, see the amateur prosecutors in Madison/Rankin see you on PCR

Anonymous said...

3:27.
I can’t help bur notice that the presence of a marked law enforcement vehicle tends to slow down traffic.

Anonymous said...

Will resume his ways after he serves his mandatory time. Will start at his welcome home party.


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