072913 TRIAL FOR WRONG WAY DRIVER FIRST DAY SCOTT ENGLE. The first day of the trial of Nichole Backus ended at 5:30p.m. Suspected DWI driver Nicole Baukus sentenced to 38 years - Duration. Investigators say 24-year-old Nicole Baukus was traveling northbound on the southbound lanes of I-45 just north of The Woodlands, when her F-150 pickup hit a car carrying three people. That accident happened last summer.
Most involved the way her court appointed attorney Michael Mc. Dougal defended . Mc. Dougal met with prosecutors on September 1. He made his decision in chambers and posted his decision just after noon. In her motion she makes several points against her attorney and also claims cruel and unusual punishment.
- Nicole Baukus This article is an orphan, as no other. A later request for a new trial was denied. Nicole Baukus attended and graduated from Oak Ridge High School in Conroe.
- Nicole Baukus is on trial in Montgomery County on two counts of intoxication manslaughter. As viewed from FM 1488 and Interstate 45 in Montgomery County traffic southbound was backed up for more than five hours.
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- Nicole Baukus is on trial in Montgomery County on two counts of intoxication manslaughter. Before being sentenced to 38 years in prison Friday, Nicole Baukus acknowledged from the stand that she had more reason than most to be.
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She also claims that she was denied ineffective assistance of counsel because her plea of guilty and true to her indictment were involuntary and she was denied an impartial trial. Mr. Mc. Dougal responded that he was appointed in January 2.
Fox News fires back at Andrea Tantaros in new motion. 20th Century Fox via CNN. 911 calls played in trial of accused drunk driver. Nicole Baukus, is on trial and charged with two counts of intoxication manslaughter. The woman sentenced to 38 years in prison for a drunk driving crash that killed two people wants a new trial. Surveillance video showing Nicole Baukus drinking heavily in a bar before stumbling to her pickup truck. Texas woman has 21 drinks before causing wrong-way crash that killed two. Wednesday, July 31, 2013, 4:28 PM. First day of Nicole Baukus's DWI trial July 29.
Resource Center. Both her and her father that Mc. Dougal was not approaching the case in the right way and she was not guilty because she was not driving at the time of the crash. Mc. Dougal never called Peggy Heath who operates the Recovery Center to the stand.
He learned Baukus had gone to several sessions and then quit going which would not be beneficial to her defense. She also said the voir dire of the jury panel was flawed.
Mc. Dougal stated that after talking with the jurors several thought rehabilitation was more important than punishment. Baukus claimed she was drugged by some type of . Diazepam was found in her system but was ingested 2. In her affidavit Baukus refers to persons of interest. However those persons did not give Baukus any drinks prior to midnight which was less than 5 hours from when her blood was drawn. Mc. Dougal decided to wait until the State.
When he testified that the Diazepam had been in her system at least 2. Mc. Dougal. Mc. Dougal then suggested changing her plea to . Baukus in a harsher light.
Mc. Dougal said, . He felt a plea of true to the deadly weapon allegation was the appropriate plea to make to be in conformity with the plea of guilty. Mc. Dougal felt this would be appropriate too lessen the punishment the jury would give Baukus. As Prosecutor Warren Diepraam pointed out, the judge admonished Baukus and asked if she understood the ramifications of her plea after explaining them to her. Mc. Dougal said Baukus was reluctant to testify but he put her on the stand. He felt her reasons were not validity based. Baukus told Mc. Dougal she didn.
He felt such evidence was minimal in comparison to the effect Baukus. After the judge viewed the motion and announced her would make his decision at the noon hour,Steve Ziara, the future brother- in- law to David Porras presented a statement for the family. This morning we attended a hearing on a motion for new trial where we learned that Nicole Baukus is seeking an appeal and a new trial after pleading guilty to Intoxication.
Baukus made the decision to drive after 2. Ms. Baukus and her decision to proceed with an appeal. We realize that it must be difficult for Ms. Baukus to think about spending time behind bars, but we want her to know that an appeal of her conviction will cause us to relive the stress and uncertainty that we have felt on a daily basis over the past 1. Our faith tells us that forgiveness is a part of that process, and while it may be difficult to imagine right now, we believe that given the chance, forgiveness can occur. However, thepossibility of another trial will force all those affected by Nicole. Nor will we suggest punishments in excess of those clearly outlined in the Texas Penal Code.
We have faith that justice will eventually prevail, but in the meantime we are leftwith no choice but to ask that Nicole Baukus take responsibility for the pain and suffering she has caused and abandon her plans to move forward with an appeal. We would like to invite anyone that wishes to honor Nicole Adams and Travis Saunders memory or show support for our family to attend the Walk like MADD event at North Shore Park in The Woodlands on October 5th at 8am. Fred Saunders, father of Travis Saunders who was killed in the crash was also in the courtroom this morning.
He said the first trial was the most emotionally draining thing that has happened since the accident. He said it was just like going through it all over again.
Especially after what has happened and the evidence she had seen. In addition to the pain she saw in every family member and friend that were affected by the case.
He said her claim to cruel and unusual punishment is nothing compared to what happened to the victims children. Doing this in a head on accident while you were driving while under the influence. Saunders said he feels everyone in the family. As it stands now it will now be forwarded to the Ninth Court of Appeals.
Driver who avoids trial in wrong- way I- 4. Driver who avoids trial in wrong- way I- 4. By Cindy Horswell. September 2. 6, 2. Updated: September 2. An Iraq War veteran from Montgomery County - who was found incompetent to stand trial for intoxication manslaughter because of injuries he suffered in a 2. Get your All Digital Pass to Houston insider news and analysis.
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