Legal Opinion
State v. Martin
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided August 24, 2011No. 2010-KA-1356PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MICHAEL E. KIRBY, Judge.
STATEMENT OF CASE
Appellant was charged with possession of a firearm by a convicted felon to which he pled not guilty. Counsel moved for a competency hearing following which appellant was found incompetent to proceed to trial, and he was remanded to a forensic facility. Subsequently a second competency hearing was held and he was deemed competent to proceed to trial. A hearing on motions resulted in the district court finding probable cause and overruling the motions to suppress the evidence and statement. The defense again requested a competency hearing at which the…
2Cases cited31 opinions
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- Estelle v. SmithSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- State v. SepulvadoSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1979
- State v. LanclosSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1982
- State v. CookSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1996
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