Legal Opinion

State v. Hunter

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Decided August 22, 2018No. 2018-KA-0206PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Assignments of Error

On appeal, the defendant asserts three assignments of error:

1. The State failed to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant was guilty of second-degree kidnapping in violation of La. R.S. 14:44.1.

2. The trial court erred in denying the defendant his due process right to a fair trial which constitutes reversible error.

3. The trial court erred in imposing excessive sentences upon the defendant which constitutes an abuse of discretion.

Sufficiency of the Evidence (Second -Degree Kidnapping)

In his first assignment of error, the defendant challenges the sufficiency of…

2Cases cited26 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Crawford v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
  3. State v. DortheySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1993
  4. Maryland v. CraigSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
  5. State v. CookSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1996

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. State of Louisiana v. Charles Nicholas Brown, Jr. A/K/A Charles Brown, Jr.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 2020
  2. State of Louisiana v. Lerone C. LewisLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2020
  3. State v. WarnerLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2019
  4. State v. WarnerLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2019

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