Legal Opinion
State v. Lester
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided May 20, 2015No. 49,787-KAPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDrew, J.
hThe state appeals the grant of a motion to quash. We affirm.
FACTS
James Hayward Lester is the principal of a Shreveport contracting firm named ReGenesis Construction Company. An investigation into alleged fraud by the company in public construction projects led to the filing of a bill of information on November 18, 2009, charging Lester with:
• one count of home improvement fraud, La. R.S. 14:202.1; and
• one count of filing false public records, La. R.S. 14:133.
On the public records charge, the bill alleged:
From February 28, 2003 through August 31, 2009, he did file or deposit for record in a…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- State v. LoveSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2003
- State v. StetsonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1975
- State v. Advanced Recycling, Inc.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 2004
- State v. StanleyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2015
- State v. StrongSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1887
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