Legal Opinion · Dissent

State of Louisiana in the Interest of L.R. .

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Decided December 13, 2019No. 2019-CA-0842Published

1Dissent

STATE OF LOUISIANA IN * NO. 2019-CA-0842 THE INTEREST OF L.R. * COURT OF APPEAL * FOURTH CIRCUIT * STATE OF LOUISIANA * * ******* LEDET, J., DISSENTS WITH REASONS Contrary to the majority, I would find that the evidence is sufficient to support the juvenile court’s adjudication as to both simple burglary and illegal possession of stolen things. Officer Berrinccha testified at the adjudication hearing that, within approximately five minutes of the burglary, L.R. was apprehended in the vicinity and that L.R. had the victim’s cell phone in his possession. This testimony is direct evidence that…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. State v. HearoldSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1992
  2. Lockhart v. NelsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
  3. McDaniel v. BrownSupreme Court of the United States · 2010
  4. State v. ArceneauxLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2008
  5. State v. BrownLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2013

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