Legal Opinion

State v. D.M.J.

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Decided September 17, 2008No. 43,797-JACPublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

BROWN, Chief Judge.

|, In this delinquency proceeding, 13-year-old D.M.J. was charged with oral sexual battery occurring between the dates of January 1, 2007, and May 31, 2007. The victim was defendant’s ten-year-old stepbrother. Following an adjudication hearing, the trial court found that the state established guilt beyond a reasonable doubt and placed D.M.J. in the custody of the Office of Youth Development for a period of two years. D.M.J. appealed asserting that the evidence was insufficient and that the trial court erred in allowing the admission of a videotaped interview of the victim.…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Rosell v. EscoSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1989
  2. State v. CarthanSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1979
  3. State v. AbbottLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1997
  4. State v. Interest of WTBLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2000
  5. State v. RobertsLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2007

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. State v. DMJLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2008

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