State v. Santos-Castro
Louisiana Court of Appeal
1Opinion of the Court
TERRI F. LOVE, Judge.
| iThis appeal arises from Darbin Mauricio Santos-Castro’s conviction of two counts of armed robbery with a firearm. Upon review, we find no errors patent. We find that sufficient evidence existed for the jury to positively identify Mr. Santos-Castro as the perpetrator and that sufficient evidence exists in the record to establish that the elements of armed robbery were proven. Mr. Santos-Castro’s non-unanimous verdicts were constitutional and the sentences imposed were not excessive because the sentences comply with Louisiana statutory law and jurisprudence. Therefore,…
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