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Judge sentences Eric Lavoie Henderson to six years after guilty pleas in weapon, assault and DUI cases
Summary
A circuit court judge sentenced Eric L. Henderson to six years in prison after a sentencing hearing in which the court weighed a lengthy criminal history, the defendant’s claim of sobriety and the state’s enhancement arguments.
A judge in circuit court sentenced Eric Lavoie Henderson to six years in prison after Henderson pleaded guilty to one count of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, three counts of attempted aggravated assault and a fourth-offense driving under the influence. The court ordered the sentences to run concurrently and remanded Henderson to begin serving his sentence with credit for time already served.
The sentence followed a contested sentencing hearing in which the judge reviewed a pre-sentence report that listed roughly 40–41 prior convictions dating back to the 1980s and heard argument from the state and the defense. “I counted up the number of prior convictions,” the judge said during the hearing, describing the defendant’s record as “a lengthy history of criminal conduct.”
The state argued several statutory enhancement factors applied, including the defendant’s…
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