Legal Opinion
State v. Davis
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided April 26, 1989No. K89-107PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
542 So.2d 856 (1989)
STATE of Louisiana
v.
Sadie A. DAVIS.
No. K89-107.
Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.
April 26, 1989.
G. Paul Marx, Lafayette, for applicant.
Richard Weimer, Asst. Dist. Atty., Lafayette, for respondents.
Before STOKER, KNOLL and KING, JJ.
Writ granted and made peremptory. The trial court erred in sentencing relator after the lapse of three years and nine months since conviction. The delay, in and of itself, was unreasonable and the record does not reflect any factors which would justify such a delay. See, State v. Milson, 458 So.2d 1037 (La.App. 3 Cir.1984). The ruling…
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