Legal Opinion

State v. Lewis

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Decided February 3, 2016No. 2015-KA-0773PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Rosemary Ledet, Judge.

hln this criminal appeal, the defendant, Zachariah Lewis; seeks review of his convictions and sentences for possession of cocaine and attempted battery of a police officer. For the reasons that follow, we *26affirm his conviction for possession of cocaine, and amend his sentence on that offense to delete the prohibition of parole eligibility and affirm the sentence as amended. -We convert Mr. Lewis’ appeal from the conviction for attempted battery of a police officer to an application for supervisory writ, grant the writ, and vacate the conviction'and sentence.

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2Cases cited35 opinions

  1. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  3. Whren v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1996
  4. United States v. CortezSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
  5. United States v. SokolowSupreme Court of the United States · 1989

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3Cited by5 opinions

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  5. State v. McMastersLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2018

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