Legal Opinion
State v. Laster
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided February 3, 2010No. 44,870, KAPublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BROWN, Chief Judge.
hln October 2003, a series of armed robberies took place in Shreveport, Louisiana. These crimes occurred at the Travel-odge Motel on October 24, at the Lucky Liquor Store at about 10:00 p.m. on October 25 and at approximately 1:00 a.m. on October 26 at a private residence.1 On October 26, defendant, Ron Karry Laster,2 was arrested in Ardmore, Oklahoma, driving a vehicle stolen in the home invasion robbery. The trial court granted defendant’s motion to represent himself with the assistance of standby counsel. Defendant was tried by a jury and found guilty on all three…
2Cases cited31 opinions
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Faretta v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Manson v. BrathwaiteSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- State v. DortheySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1993
- State v. SepulvadoSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1979
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3Cited by2 opinions
- State v. BrownLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2012
- State ex rel. D.S.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 2018