Legal Opinion

State v. Clifton

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Decided May 23, 2018No. 17–KA–538PublishedCited by 23 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtWicker, J.

Defendant, Trevor Clifton, appeals his convictions for sexual battery of a juvenile in violation of La. R.S. 14:43.1 and his subsequent adjudication and sentence as a multiple offender. For the following reasons, we affirm defendant's convictions but vacate his enhanced sentence as a multiple offender under La. R.S. 15:529.1, and remand this matter to the trial court for resentencing.

STATEMENT OF THE CASE

On February 4, 2016, the Jefferson Parish District Attorney filed a bill of information charging defendant, Trevor Clifton, with one count of sexual battery of a juvenile under the age of…

2Cases cited23 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. State v. OliveauxSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1975
  3. State v. WeilandLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1990
  4. State v. LynchSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1983
  5. State v. SmithSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2000

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