Legal Opinion

State v. Morehead

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Decided February 15, 2018No. 17–765Published

1Opinion of the Court

AMY, Judge.

The State charged the defendant with illegal possession of stolen things over $1,500.00 after he was found to be in possession of two allegedly stolen all-terrain vehicles. A jury convicted the defendant as charged. The defendant was subsequently adjudicated a second felony offender due to a prior federal conviction. The trial court thereafter sentenced the defendant to nine years at hard labor. For the following reasons, we affirm with instructions.

Factual and Procedural Background

In the early morning hours of May 18, 2015, the Allen Parish Sheriff's Office received information…

2Cases cited32 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Illinois v. AllenSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  3. Estelle v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  4. State v. PrieurSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1973
  5. State v. TateSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2003

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