Legal Opinion

State v. Free

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Decided January 25, 2012No. 46,894-KAPublishedCited by 74 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtStewart, J.

|,As a result of a plea agreement, the defendant, Tina Free, pled guilty to forgery, a violation of La. R.S. 14:72. She was sentenced to seven years’ imprisonment at hard labor, consecutive to any other sentence. The defendant now appeals. For the reasons discussed below, we affirm the defendant’s conviction and sentence.

FACTS

Between February 2009 and June 2009, the defendant stole several of Harland Payne’s checks from his truck in Webster Parish, forged the checks, and either cashed them, or had someone else cash them.1 She received approximately $1,238.00 from the stolen checks.

The…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. State v. LanclosSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1982
  2. State v. JonesSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1981
  3. State v. SmithSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2003
  4. State v. BradfordLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1997
  5. State v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2004

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3Cited by74 opinions

  1. State v. GloverLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2012
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  3. State v. RobinsonLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2015
  4. State v. ThompsonLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2016
  5. State v. ModisetteLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2016

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