Legal Opinion
State v. Hamilton
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided April 5, 2017No. 16-587PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SAVOIE, Judge.
| defendant Earnest Hamilton was indicted on December 19, 2013, for aggravated rape, a violation of La.R.S. 14:42. On October 13, 2015, Defendant filed a “Motion to Have Attorney Jason Methvene [sic] Fired.” A hearing was held on October 16, 2015, following which the trial court denied the motion in open court. Trial commenced on January 25, 2016, and on January 26, 2016, the jury found Defendant guilty as charged. Defendant was sentenced on February 25, 2016, to life imprisonment without the benefit of parole, probation, or suspension of sentence.
Defendant has perfected a…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Batson v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Swain v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Holland v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
- Rivera v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 2009
- State v. BurkhalterSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1983
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3Cited by2 opinions
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