Legal Opinion
State v. Foster
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided July 12, 2017No. 2017-KA-0290PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Judge Daniel L. Dysart
| garren Foster appeals a judgment of the trial court granting the State’s Motion to Correct an Illegal Sentence. For the reasons that follow, we reverse the ruling of the trial court and remand for further proceedings.
BACKGROUND:
Darren Foster was charged by bill of information on December 23, 2013, with one count of possession with intent to distribute marijuana, a violation of La. R.S. 40:966 A(2). He initially entered a plea of not guilty. Foster failed to appear three times for various stages of his prosecution, with the trial court forfeiting his bond and issuing…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Boykin v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- State v. JonesSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1981
- State v. DixonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1984
- State Ex Rel. LaFleur v. DonnellySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1982
- State Ex Rel. Clark v. MarulloSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1977
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3Cited by2 opinions
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