LAFAYETTE, La. (KADN) — The Louisiana Supreme Court has reversed the ruling of the Third Circuit Court of Appeal that Carlos Toby should be acquitted of a conspiracy charge in the murder of Lafayette boxer Brandon Broussard.
The appellate court ruled that Carlos Toby should be acquitted, finding the Lafayette District Attorney's Office didn't prove he conspired with his brother, Shavis, to murder Broussard. The Lafayette Parish District Attorney's Office requested the Louisiana Supreme Court to review the case and the appellate court's ruling.
The state's highest court disagreed with the appellate court's decision.
"We find the jury could reasonably infer from the circumstantial evidence, without speculating, that defendant and his brother planned to kill the victim, and defendant’s brother then carried it out," the court wrote in its ruling. "Thus, we reverse the court of appeal, set aside the order of acquittal, and reinstate the jury verdict."
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LAFAYETTE, La. (KADN) — The Louisiana Supreme Court agreed Wednesday, Jan. 17, to consider whether an appeals court overstepped its authority in ordering the acquittal of Carlos Toby, who was convicted of conspiracy in the murder of Brandon Broussard, a Lafayette boxer, five years ago. Shavis Toby was convicted of murder in the case.
Broussard was shot to death at his home on Grossie Drive in Lafayette in 2018.
Carlos Toby was initially convicted of murder conspiracy and sentenced to 25 years. Because of the new ruling, that conviction and sentence are now reinstated.
His brother, Shavis, was convicted of murder and is serving a life sentence.Â
