Legal Opinion

State v. Smith

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Decided December 20, 1996No. 96 KA 0222Published

1Opinion of the Court

J2SHORTESS, Judge.

Royal Smith, Jr. (defendant), was charged by bill of information with one count of carnal knowledge of a juvenile, La.R.S. 14:80(A)(1), and one count of simple escape, La.R.S. 14:110(A)(1). A jury found him guilty of simple escape but not guilty of carnal knowledge. He was sentenced to *140serve two years at hard labor, with credit for time served. The' sentence was suspended, and he was placed on supervised probation, subject to numerous conditions.

Defendant appealed, raising ten assignments of error. His complaints center on the premise that if he was guilty of any crime, it…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Berkemer v. McCartySupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  3. Stansbury v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
  4. In Re EstradaCalifornia Supreme Court · 1965
  5. State v. HearoldSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1992

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