Legal Opinion
State v. Matthews
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided September 19, 2003No. 2002-K-1121PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
855 So.2d 740 (2003)
STATE of Louisiana
v.
Lawrence MATTHEWS.
No. 2002-K-1121.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
September 19, 2003.
2Per curiam
Granted. This case is remanded to the court of appeal for reconsideration.
For purposes of implementing this Court's rule in State v. Smith, 475 So.2d 331 (La.1985), which held that while La.R.S. 14:72 authorizes dual prosecution of a defendant for the false making and the issuing of the same instrument it does not authorize cumulative convictions and punishment for falsifying and transferring the same check, it did not matter which count the trial court set aside when it…
3Cases cited6 opinions
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- State Ex Rel. Nicholas v. StateSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1988
- State v. MelsonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1926
- State v. SmithSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1985
- State v. HarrisonLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1987
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4Cited by4 opinions
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