Legal Opinion
State v. Matthews
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided August 10, 2016No. Nos. 50,838-KA, 50,839-KAPublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMoore, J.
The defendant, Randall Glenn Matthews, was charged by bill of information with aggravated battery following an altercation in the parking lot of his pawn shop. Subsequently, he was billed with an additional charge of obstruction of justice for withholding video evidence of the incident. The cases were consolidated for trial, and the court denied Matthews’ motion to sever. The six-person jury found Matthews guilty of simple battery and obstruction of justice, Matthews was subsequently sentenced to six months in jail for the simple battery conviction and 18 months at hard labor for the…
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