Legal Opinion
State v. Jones
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided March 29, 1990No. 88-KA-2506PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILLIAMS, Judge.
Defendant, Jean B. Jones, was charged by bill of indictment with distribution of heroin, a violation of LSA-R.S. 40:966. After a jury found her guilty as charged, defendant was sentenced to life imprisonment without benefit of parole, probation or suspension of sentence.
Defendant filed this appeal. Counsel for defendant asserts that the trial court erred in imposing an excessive sentence. In addition, defendant filed two pro se briefs asserting that her appointed trial counsel was ineffective in the following particulars: 1) failure to prepare a trial strategy; 2) failure to…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- State v. PrudholmSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1984
- State v. SeissSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1983
- State v. JonesLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1989
- State v. PettaLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1986
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Jones v. JonesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1998
- State v. WashingtonLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2001
- State v. FlowersLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2001
- Jones v. JonesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1998
- State v. WashingtonLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2001