Legal Opinion
State v. Terrance
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided November 15, 2011No. 11-KA-131Published
1Opinion of the Court
SUSAN M. CHEHARDY, Judge.
li>On April 1, 2010, the Jefferson Parish District Attorney filed a bill of information charging Joneisha Terrance with violation of La. R.S. 40:966(A), distribution of marijuana. The defendant was arraigned on April 26, 2010, and pleaded not guilty. On June 24, 2010, the defendant filed a motion to appoint a sanity commission to determine her competency to stand trial. After a sanity hearing on August 18, 2010, the trial judge found the defendant competent to stand trial. On August 24 and 25, 2010, the case was tried before a 12-person jury that found the defendant…
2Cases cited27 opinions
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- State v. OliveauxSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1975
- State v. WeilandLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1990
- State v. NealSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2001
- Zimmerman v. Washington Department of Social and Health ServicesSupreme Court of the United States · 2002
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