Legal Opinion
State v. Mercadel
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided July 24, 2013No. 2012-KA-0685PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MADELEINE M. LANDRIEU, Judge.
11 Aaron Mercadel allegedly accepted money from five individuals to perform home construction/repairs/renovation work. Due to his alleged failure to complete this work, he was charged by bill of information with five counts of theft of U.S. currency valued at $500.00 or more, violations of Louisiana Revised Statute 14:76, and one count of issuing a worthless check in the amount of $1,032.50, a violation of Louisiana Revised Statute 14:71. Prior to trial, the court severed Counts One and Six from the remaining counts and proceeded to trial on four counts of theft…
2Cases cited20 opinions
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- State v. HearoldSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1992
- State v. BenjaminLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1990
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