State v. Armstead

hi respectfully dissent for the majority opinion in this matter and would affirm the defendant’s conviction and sentence.

Essentially, the issue is the divestiture of the trial court’s jurisdiction once an appeal has been requested. The majority has mistakenly addressed this issue under an errors patent analysis.

La.C.Cr.P. art. 920 provides: “the following matters and no others shall be considered on appeal: (1) An error designated in the assignments of error; and (2) An error that is discoverable by a mere inspection of the pleadings and proceedings and without inspection of the evidence.”

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