Legal Opinion
State v. Touchet
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided April 5, 2000No. CR99-1416PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
11 WOODARD, Judge.
A jury convicted Mr. Terry J. Touchet, the Defendant, of racketeering, in violation of La.R.S. 15:1353(C), and of conspiracy to commit racketeering, in violation of La. R.S. 15:1353(D). Mr. Touchet appeals, contending that the proof was insufficient to convict him of those charges. He also alleges other assignments of error. Based on the record before us, we reverse his conviction and order an acquittal of the two charges.
A group of individuals, including Mr. Touchet, transported marijuana from Texas and sold it in Louisiana, specifically, in the tri-parish area comprising…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- United States v. TurketteSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- State Ex Rel. Graffagnino v. KingSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1983
- John Montesano v. Seafirst Commercial Corp.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1987
- State v. LoweryLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1992
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