Legal Opinion
State v. Joshua
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided August 10, 2016No. 50,566-KWPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWilliams, J.
hThe defendant, Kenneth Lennell Joshua, was charged by bill of information with aggravated battery with a firearm, in violation of LSA-R.S. 14:34. He was found guilty as charged. After adjudicating the defendant a third-felony habitual offender, the tidal court sentenced him to life imprisonment without the benefit of probation, parole or suspension of sentence. On appeal, this Court affirmed the defendant’s conviction and sentence. However, we deferred the defendant’s claim of ineffective *287assistance of counsel to post-conviction relief (“PCR”) to allow for an evidentiary hearing. State v.…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Nix v. WhitesideSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- State v. WashingtonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1986
- Bryant v. ScottCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1994
- State v. EllisLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2007
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