Legal Opinion

State v. Jones

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Decided November 2, 2011No. 11-400Published

1Opinion of the Court

PAINTER, Judge.

hFor the reasons set forth in the companion case hereto, State v. Jones, 11-399 (La.App. 3 Cir. 11/2/11), 76 So.3d 1274, Defendant’s convictions are affirmed. However, because Defendant’s habitual offender sentence is indeterminate, the habitual offender sentence is vacated and remanded to the trial court for resentenc-ing. The trial court is directed to clarify which count or counts it is enhancing and to impose separate sentences for each conviction.

Additionally, the trial court is directed to advise the Defendant of the prescriptive period for filing post-conviction relief…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. State v. JonesLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2011

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