Legal Opinion
State v. Fields
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided June 19, 2013No. 2012-KA-0674PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PAUL A. BONIN, Judge.
1?A few days after his sentencing for a felony, Shelby Fields was visited by probation officers at the house he had identified to them as his residence. While inspecting the house, one of the probation officers observed the butt or handle of a firearm between the mattresses of a bed. A less-than-unanimous jury convicted him of being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm, a violation of La. R.S. 14:95.1. He was adjudicated a second felony offender and sentenced to ten years. Mr. Fields assigns five errors.1
We first consider his argument that the evidence is…
2Cases cited46 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- United States v. WadeSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Minnesota v. DickersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
- Kyllo v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2001
41 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by26 opinions
- State v. ArmsteadLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2015
- State v. PowellLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2015
- State v. HamdanLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2013
- State v. GriffinLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2015
- State v. ContrerasLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2018
21 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.