Legal Opinion
State v. Ferguson
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided September 18, 2015No. 2015 KA 0427PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWelch, J.
|2The defendant, Shannon Charles Ferguson, was charged by bill of information with possession of a Schedule II controlled dangerous substance (cocaine), a violation of La. R.S. 40:967(C)(2) (count I), and simple battery, a violation of La. R.S. 14:35 (count II). At the arraignment, the defendant pled not guilty. Following three Faretta hearings, the defendant was, along with standby counsel, allowed to represent himself. See Faretta v. California, 422 U.S. 806, 95 S.Ct. 2525, 45 L.Ed.2d 562 (1975). Following trial, the defendant was found guilty as charged on count I by a unanimous jury.1 A…
2Cases cited49 opinions
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Boykin v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Faretta v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- United States v. BagleySupreme Court of the United States · 1985
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3Cited by13 opinions
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