Legal Opinion
State v. Mosby
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided November 26, 2014No. 2014-KA-0215PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PAUL A. BONIN, Judge.
| iDoretha Mosby appeals her conviction for the willful and unlawful distribution of cocaine, a controlled dangerous substance. First, contending that no rational trier of fact could have found that she engaged in a narcotics transaction, Ms. Mosby requests a Jackson v. Virginia review for sufficiency of evidence and, as her remedy, seeks the reversal of her conviction and an acquittal. Second, Ms. Mosby claims entitlement to have her conviction reversed and a new trial ordered to be undertaken *103because of her trial counsel’s constitutionally ineffective assistance in…
2Cases cited55 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Solem v. HelmSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- State Ex Rel. Melinie v. StateSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1996
- State v. DortheySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1993
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3Cited by5 opinions
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