Legal Opinion
State v. Brooks
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided October 19, 2010No. 2009-K-2323PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CLARK, Justice.*
| ,We granted this writ application in order to determine whether the court of appeal erred in modifying the defendant’s conviction for aggravated burglary. For the reasons that follow, we reverse the ruling of the court of appeal and reinstate the ruling of the trial court.
*221FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
On June 13, 2007, Joseph Daniel Smart drove by the home of his girlfriend, Melissa Flournoy, to check on it, as he frequently did. When Smart noticed that the back screen door was open, he called the Arcadia Police Department. A subsequent investigation revealed that the house…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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