Legal Opinion
State v. Thomassie
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided December 21, 2016No. 2016-KA-0370PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Judge Rosemary Ledet
liln this criminal appeal, the defendant, Michael Thomassie, appeals his conviction and sentence for aggravated rape, a violation of La. R.S. 14:42.1 For the reasons that follow, we reverse and remand for a new trial.2
STATEMENT OF THE CASE
On February 13, 2014, the State charged Mr. Thomassie by grand jury indictment with aggravated rape. On March 18, 2014, he was arraigned and pleaded not guilty.
*313On August 17, 2015, Mr. Thomassie filed a motion to continue the trial, which the district court denied.3
|20n the next day, jury selection began. On August 19, 2015, before trial…
2Cases cited20 opinions
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- Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Arizona v. FulminanteSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Sullivan v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
- State v. ForetSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1993
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