Legal Opinion
State v. Preston
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided May 25, 2010No. 09-KA-856PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FREDERICKA HOMBERG WICKER, Judge.
|2In this criminal matter, George A. Preston appeals his armed robbery conviction, a violation of La.R.S. 14:64, and his 20-year hard labor sentence without statutory benefits. Mr. Preston assigns the following counseled and pro se errors: (1) The evidence at trial was insufficient upon which to conclude beyond a reasonable doubt that the perpetrator was armed with a dangerous weapon. (2) The trial judge erred by incorrectly instructing the jury as to two non-responsive verdicts, thereby misleading the jury. (3) Trial counsels were ineffective for failing to…
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