Legal Opinion
State v. Ross
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided May 28, 2014No. 13-KA-924PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FREDERICKA HOMBERG WICKER, Judge.
12Defendant, Byron Ross, appeals his convictions for armed robbery with a firearm and attempted second-degree murder, claiming that the trial judge imposed unconstitutionally excessive sentences in light of defendant’s extensive history of mental illness and substance abuse issues. For the following reasons, we affirm defendant’s convictions and sentences.
STATEMENT OF THE CASE
On August 31, 2010, the Jefferson Parish District Attorney filed a bill of information charging defendant with attempted second-degree murder in violation of La. R.S. 14:27:30.1 and armed…
2Cases cited35 opinions
- State v. OliveauxSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1975
- State v. WeilandLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1990
- State v. CookSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1996
- State v. LobatoSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1992
- State v. LynchSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1983
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3Cited by12 opinions
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