CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC/Gray News) – Attorneys for Jamie Komoroski have asked for her lengthy 25-year prison sentence to be reduced.
In a 77-page motion filed on Thursday, her attorneys, Chris Gramiccioni and Nathan Williams, state the ruling was “unwarranted and grossly disproportionate compared to other cases in the region.”
On Dec. 2, Judge Deadra Jefferson sentenced Komoroski to 10 years for the reckless homicide charge, 15 years for the two DUI involving great bodily injury charges and 25 years for the charge of felony DUI with death.
Komoroski pled guilty to the charges that she faced stemming from an April 28, 2023, crash on Folly Beach that killed a bride hours after her wedding and injured three others.
The motion referenced specific felony DUI sentences issued in Charleston County with the punishment ranging from six to 18 years in prison.
Judges reportedly rarely impose sentences over 20 years as 25 years is the maximum amount of time someone convicted of felony DUI with death can be sentenced to in South Carolina.
The comprehensive report also compared Komoroski’s sentencing to other counties in the Lowcountry and other felony DUI cases across America, attempting to show the “grossly disproportionate sentencing.”
For example, around 10 other states for felony DUI with great bodily injury include maximum sentences of 25 years or higher.
Her attorneys also stated the court did not consider Komoroski’s lack of criminal history, acceptance of responsibility for her actions, and known struggles with alcohol abuse.
The other argument referenced Komoroski’s involvement in a Charleston County Detention Center initiative, the Persons Incarcerated Entering Recovery program, which was discussed during her sentencing hearing.
Judge Jefferson and attorneys had questioned Komoroski’s involvement in the program but the motion states she requested admission in Oct. 2023 but was not admitted due to a waiting list and staffing limitations.
WCSC reports a jailhouse call occurred between Komoroski and her father on Dec. 5, three days after her sentencing where the two were heard discussing what possible legal steps are next.
South Carolina law allows a trial judge to reconsider a criminal sentence within 10 days of sentencing.
For the fate and length of Komoroski’s time in prison, the reconsideration will fall into the hands of the same judge who sentenced her.
Komoroski was held at the Al Cannon Detention Center following her sentencing before being moved to a facility in Columbia.
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