Legal Opinion

State v. Johnson

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Decided November 16, 1988No. 88-KA-280PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

534 So.2d 529 (1988)

STATE of Louisiana

v.

Janice Faye JOHNSON.

No. 88-KA-280.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fifth Circuit.

November 16, 1988.

Donald T. Carmouche, Dist. Atty., Jude G. Gravois, Vacherie, for plaintiff/appellee.

Dale J. Petit, Indigent Defender, Hester, for defendant/appellant.

Before CHEHARDY, WICKER and GOTHARD, JJ.

GOTHARD, Judge.

We granted a writ to review the correctness of defendant's convictions of resisting an officer and of battery of a police officer. LSA-R.S. 14:108, 14:34.2. We find that lawful grounds existed for arrest and, thus, defendant was not entitled to use force to…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. State v. BatisteLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1987
  3. State v. WoolvertonLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1985
  4. State v. LambLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1984

3Cited by7 opinions

  1. State v. BoyerSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2007
  2. State v. ArmantLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2003
  3. State v. DanielsLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1994
  4. State v. WashingtonLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1998
  5. State ex rel. J.A.J.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 2013

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