Legal Opinion

State v. Shaffer

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Decided July 12, 1988No. KA-8617PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

GULOTTA, Chief Judge.

Kirk Shaffer was convicted of pandering, LSA-R.S. 14:84, and was sentenced as a second offender to ten years at hard labor with no parole or good time eligibility. In two assignments of error, he contends 1) that the evidence was insufficient to support his conviction, and 2) that his attorney had a conflict of interest in representing him. We affirm.

ERROR PATENT

At the outset, we notice a sentencing error patent in the record. Because defendant was sentenced as a second offender, he is eligible for parole consideration upon serving one-half of the sentence imposed.1 The…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. State v. WrightSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1984
  3. State v. KaheySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1983
  4. State v. PorrettoSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1985
  5. State v. WilliamsLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1985

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. State v. KimbleLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1989
  2. State v. WalkerLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1989

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