Legal Opinion
State v. Simmons
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided May 18, 2011No. 2010-KA-1508PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MAX N. TOBIAS, JR., Judge.
bOn 30 December 2009, the state charged the appellant, Dion P. Simmons (“Simmons”), with possession with intent to distribute cocaine. He entered a not guilty plea at his 5 November 2009 arraignment, and on 7 January 2010, the district court found probable cause and denied his motion to suppress the evidence. The state filed a notice of intent to introduce the criminalist report on 24 February 2010 and the defense filed its opposition to the notice on 18 May 2010, which was denied that same day. A jury subsequently found Simmons guilty as charged on 18 May 2010. He…
2Cases cited20 opinions
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- Crawford v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
- Davis v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 2006
- Melendez-Diaz v. MassachusettsSupreme Court of the United States · 2009
- State v. HearoldSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1992
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3Cited by3 opinions
- State v. SimmonsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2012
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