Legal Opinion
State v. Coates
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided June 29, 1993No. 92-KA-1091PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GAUDIN, Judge.
Michael Coates was convicted by a jury in the 24th Judicial District of aggravated burglary, LSA-R.S. 14:60, and sentenced to 12 years at hard labor, with credit for time served. The State dismissed a multiple offender bill that had been filed.
On appeal, Coates assigns three district court errors:(1) the State failed to prove a battery,(2) the trial judge committed error in permitting the prosecutor to prove and argue at trial that Coates had not demanded a lineup, and(3) the trial judge erred in not ordering a mistrial following the prosecutor’s statement, during closing…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Schmerber v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Gilbert v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- State v. BaldwinSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1980
- State v. MatthewsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1978
- State v. OvertonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1976
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3Cited by2 opinions
- State v. CelestineLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1999
- State v. CoatesSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1993