Legal Opinion
State v. Gilbert
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided February 4, 2000No. 99-OK-2338PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
758 So.2d 779 (2000)
STATE of Louisiana
v.
O'Neil GILBERT.
No. 99-OK-2338.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
February 4, 2000.
PER CURIAM.[*]
Granted. This case is remanded to the court of appeal for purposes of reinstating the defendant's appeal and for rebriefing. A defendant may appeal from a judgment which imposes a sentence, La.C.Cr.P. art. 912(C)(1), and such appeals are "favored in the law ." State v. Bunnell, 508 So.2d 55 (La.1987). An appellate court therefore may not dismiss a timely and properly filed appeal on grounds that the district court may vacate sentence and resentence the defendant on a…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- State v. BunnellSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1987
- State v. TaylorLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1995
- In re WylySupreme Court of Louisiana · 2000
3Cited by11 opinions
- State v. ArmantLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2003
- State v. RunnelsLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2012
- State v. AlexanderLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2004
- State v. GilliamLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2002
- State v. MartinezLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2010
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