Legal Opinion
State v. Boyd
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided February 3, 1988No. CR 87-612PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GUIDRY, Judge.
On September 19, 1984, defendant, John L. Boyd, Sr., was convicted of attempted manslaughter, a violation of La.R.S. 14:27 and 14:31. He was sentenced to serve seven years at hard labor without benefit of parole, probation or suspension of sentence. The sentence was imposed pursuant to La.C.Cr.P. art. 893.1 and La.R.S. 14:95.2, both firearm enhancement statutes, although there was no pretrial notice to the defendant that Article 893.1 would be invoked and there was no formal charge by *43indictment or information under R.S. 14:95.2. Subsequently, following appeal, this court, while…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- Williams v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
- State v. JacksonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1985
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- State v. JenkinsLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1984
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3Cited by3 opinions
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