Legal Opinion
State v. Balentine
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided July 10, 2013No. 47,858-KAPublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCaraway, J.
_[iThis appeal resulted from the trial court’s denial of the defendant’s motion to quash which was based on his assertion of double jeopardy. After being arrested and convicted in Webster Parish for events that transpired on September 9, 2009, the defendant was charged in Bossier Parish for additional charges involving events that occurred on the same day. For the following reasons, we reverse.
Facts
All of the arrests, charges, and convictions stem from events that occurred on September 9, 2009. At that time, the defendant, Oscar Cleoffice Balentine, was arrested in Webster Parish. He was…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Boykin v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Blockburger v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1931
- State v. SteeleSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1980
- City of Baton Rouge v. RossSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1995
- State v. TheriotLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2005
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