Judge Marilyn Castle ruled today that Sean Holloway, 27, must serve 85 percent of a four-year sentence for a 2007 vehicular homicide that took the life of Shawn Lancon, 22.

Defense attorney Allison Prejean said following this morning’s hearing that she was unsure if a writ or appeal would be filed to reconsider the sentencing.

Assistant District Attorney Roger Hamilton asked Castle to review the May sentencing of Holloway after learning he was scheduled for release from prison in about three weeks.

Holloway served about eight months of the four-year sentence handed down by Castle.

Hamilton argued that Holloway pleaded guilty to vehicular homicide, which qualifies as a crime of violence and as such the offender must serve 85 percent of his sentence.

Castle agreed.

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A hearing is set for today to clarify the sentence of a Duson man who was supposed to serve three years in jail for vehicular homicide but is scheduled for release in February.

Sean Holloway, 27, was sentenced in May to four years in jail, three of which were to be served without benefit of probation, parole or suspension of sentence. One year was to be served on home incarceration.

In 2007, Holloway was behind the wheel of a truck, allegedly driving under the influence, when he turned in front of another vehicle. The crash killed Shawn Lancon, 22.

Lancon’s mother, Karen Stelly, contacted The Daily Advertiser in June after learning that Holloway was scheduled for release in September 2015. Now it appears his release date has been moved up to February.

Fifteenth Judicial District Judge Marilyn Castle, who sentenced Holloway, scheduled a hearing at 8:30 a.m. Thursday on a motion by Assistant District Attorney Roger Hamilton to clarify Holloway’s sentence.

Hamilton noted in the motion that Holloway pleaded guilty to vehicular homicide, which is classified by state law as a crime of violence. That means Holloway should serve 85 percent of his sentence and “not be afforded good time credit,” he wrote.

A similar case came up in 2014. Hamilton was the assistant district attorney in both cases.

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