Legal Opinion
State v. Harris
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided March 28, 2012No. 2011-KA-0663PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DANIEL L. DYSART, Judge.
[ i Charles Harris appeals his jury conviction of being a felon in possession of a firearm (La. R.S. 14:95.1) and simple assault (La. R.S. 14:38). He contends that the trial court erred in failing to grant his motion for a new trial and that he had ineffective assistance of counsel. For the reasons set forth below, we affirm the conviction and remand to the trial court for the imposition of the mandatory fine called for in count one of the bill of information.
Background
On April 22, 2010, the State filed a two count bill of information charging the defendant in count…
2Cases cited11 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. FullerSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1984
- State v. SparrowLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1992
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3Cited by5 opinions
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