Legal Opinion

State v. Donaldson

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Decided November 19, 2013No. 13-KA-703PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SUSAN M. CHEHARDY, Chief Judge.

12In this case, the State of Louisiana challenges the trial court’s ruling granting defendant’s motion to quash the bill of information. Because the State seeks review of the quashal of a misdemeanor offense not triable by jury, we dismiss this appeal for lack of jurisdiction.

La. Const. Art. V, § 10 states that the appellate jurisdiction of the courts of appeal extends to “all criminal cases triable by a jury [except capital cases]” and its supervisory jurisdiction exists “over cases which arise within its circuit [not otherwise provided by law].” See also,…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. MacOn v. CostaSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1983
  2. State v. TrepagnierLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2008
  3. State v. ChessLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2000
  4. State v. TateLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2010
  5. State v. RobinsonLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1998

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3Cited by5 opinions

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  2. State v. BourgLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2016
  3. State v. HunterLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2015
  4. State v. LopezLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2018
  5. State of Louisiana Versus Wendell L. LachneyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2023

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