Legal Opinion
State v. Copelin
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided December 7, 2016No. 2016-KA-0264PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Judge Rosemary Ledet
hln this criminal case, the defendant, Darrius Copelin, appeals his conviction and sentence for one count of armed robbery with a firearm, a violation of La. R.S. 14:64.3, and one count of possession of a firearm by a felon, a violation of La. R.S. 14:95.1. For the reasons that follow, we affirm his convictions and sentences. Nonetheless, because we find an error patent, we remand for the imposition of the mandatory fine required by La. R.S. 14:95.1.
STATEMENT OF THE CASE
On October 25, 2012, the State charged Mr. Copelin by bill of information with one count of armed…
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