Legal Opinion
State v. Polly
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided November 19, 2015No. 15-KA-370PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
SUSAN M. CHEHARDY, Chief Judge.
12Pefendant, Melvin Polly, appeals from his conviction and sentence for incest. For the reasons that follow, we affirm.
PROCEDURAL HISTORY
On June 30, 2014, the Jefferson Parish District Attorney filed a bill of information charging defendant'with one count of incest, a violation of La. R.S. 14:7s.1 Defendant was arraigned and entered a plea’of not guilty. On March 4, 2015, defendant waived his right to trial by jury. Following a bench trial on March 10, 2015,2 the district court found defendant guilty as charged.
On April 8, 2015, defendant appeared before the…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- State v. OliveauxSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1975
- State v. WeilandLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1990
- Mathes v. SchwingLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1929
- State v. HattonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2008
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