TANGIPAHOA PARISH, La. (WGNO) — The person accused within the Brunett homicide and abduction case, Daniel Callihan, was formally booked into the Tangipahoa Parish Jail on a number of costs together with first-degree homicide and kidnapping on Monday, July 15.

Callihan already faces federal costs for a similar crimes and related costs in Mississippi, making this the third time he has been booked.

“It is commonplace. Prosecutors are used to this, they usually’ll deal with it accordingly,” stated WGNO Authorized Analyst Cliff Cardone.

When circumstances cross a number of jurisdictions, Cardone tells WGNO that the totally different prosecution groups concerned usually cooperate with one another however are capable of coordinate their very own particular person trials as they please.

“They do not have to alter their calculus. They’ll every transfer ahead with their prosecutions of their correct jurisdictions at their very own timetable,” stated Cardone.

With there being doubtlessly not sufficient time for the protection to organize for all three without delay, Cardone says Callihan’s lawyer would seemingly file motions of continuance within the trials he feels he isn’t given sufficient time for.

“In all chance, he’ll be making an attempt one case at a time, and transfer from one jurisdiction to a different till all of the circumstances are full,” stated Cardone.

Cardone says he believes a conviction in a single trial wouldn’t imply the others can be dismissed.

“It is a matter of sentencing. One decide could give a sentence of life imprisonment and one other decide could give a sentence of life imprisonment and one other decide may give a concurrent sentence or a consecutive sentence. We have heard that occur many instances the place you will have two consecutive life imprisonments,” stated Cardone.

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