Legal Opinion

State v. Allah

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Decided April 12, 2017No. 2016-KA-0952PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

JAMES F. MCKAY III, CHIEF JUDGE

liThe defendant, Constant Allah, appeals the trial court’s February 26, 2016 judgment, denying his motion for ex-pungement. For the reasons that follow, we convert the defendant’s appeal to an application for supervisory writ, grant the writ, and remand for further proceedings.

STATEMENT OF THE FACTS

The defendant was charged with one count of second degree kidnapping and two counts of carnal knowledge of a juvenile in a bill of information filed on March 31, 2011. He pled not guilty to all counts at his arraignment on April 11, 2011. On April 10, 2012, the State…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. North Carolina v. AlfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  2. State v. JonesSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1981
  3. Ricketts v. AdamsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
  4. State v. DixonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1984
  5. State Ex Rel. LaFleur v. DonnellySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1982

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3Cited by1 opinion

  1. State v. FosterLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2017

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