Legal Opinion
State v. Thomas
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided September 26, 2018No. 17-959PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
THIBODEAUX, Chief Judge.
Defendant Dirk Douglas Thomas was charged with one count of sexual battery, and a jury unanimously found him guilty of *1193the lesser included offense, attempted sexual battery, in violation of La.R.S. 14:27 and La.R.S. 14:43.1. He was sentenced to eighteen months imprisonment at hard labor, to be served without the benefit of probation, parole, or suspension of sentence. On appeal, Thomas asserts that the evidence was insufficient to support his conviction and challenges his sentence as unconstitutionally excessive.
After concluding no non-frivolous issues exist upon which…
2Cases cited37 opinions
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- Batson v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
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- Swain v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
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