Legal Opinion
State v. Colvin
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided March 13, 2012No. 2011-K-1040PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Per curiam
bln what the state, termed particularly egregious and predatory acts of contractor fraud in New Orleans following Hurricane Katrina, 63-year-old defendant/respondent, a former elected state representative in Alabama, entered guilty pleas in November 2009, to six counts of felony theft in violation of La.R.S. 14:67. The total loss to the six victims came to over $250,000, much of it Road Home money distributed to homeowners to rebuild in the aftermath of the storm. The trial court ordered a presentence investigation and on February 12, 2010, conducted a sentencing hearing at which the victims…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Williams v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
- State v. SepulvadoSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1979
- State v. BonannoSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1980
- State v. MimsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1993
- State v. QuebedeauxSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1982
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3Cited by9 opinions
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- State v. WilsonLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2012
- State v. JonesLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2013
- State v. ChaplainLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2013
- State v. KingLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2013
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