Legal Opinion
State v. Johnson
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided April 10, 2002No. 2001-KA-1281PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
I n Judge STEVEN R. PLOTKIN.
The issues in this appeal are whether the evidence was insufficient to support the conviction and whether the defendant received ineffective assistance of counsel. For the reasons that follow, we affirm the decision of the trial court.
PROCEDURAL HISTORY
Defendant, Eddie D. Johnson, was charged with one count of forgery, a violation of La. R.S. 14:72. At his arraignment Johnson entered a not guilty plea. The trial court found probable cause and denied Johnson’s motion to suppress the evidence. A six-member jury found Johnson guilty of attempted forgery, a violation…
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