Legal Opinion
State v. Hancock
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided November 24, 1999No. CR99-293PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
| THIBODEAUX, Judge.
Venton Hancock pled guilty to a drug charge in St. Martin Parish on March 14, 1989. In exchange for assisting the authorities with other drug cases, he was given probation. In 1989, he was arrested on a warrant in Missouri, at which time he fought extradition to Louisiana. In 1990, he pled guilty to a federal drug charge and was sentenced to eight years in federal prison.
*55112United States Bureau of Prisons twice notified the St. Martin Parish District Attorney’s Office of Mr. Hancock’s location, both in 1990 and 1991. Although a detain-er was placed on Mr. Hancock, St. Martin…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- State v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1978
- State v. McQueenSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1975
- State v. DuncanSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1981
- City of Baton Rouge v. BourgeoisSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1980
- State v. MilsonLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1984
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3Cited by4 opinions
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