Legal Opinion
State v. Bentley
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided January 6, 2016No. 15-597PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SAVOIE, Judge...
|;On November 14, 2013, the State charged Defendant, Asa N. Bentley, by bill of indictment with one count of second degree kidnapping of Jessica Guillot on or about September 9, 2013, in violation of La.R.S. 14:44.1. The State’s indictment relied on the theory that the victim was “forcibly seized and carried] ... from one place to another wherein [the victim] was physically injured.” Defendant was arraigned and pled not guilty on December 10, 2013. Trial by jury commenced on January 13, 2015. A unanimous jury found Defendant guilty on January 14, 2015. Relator was sentenced as…
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