Legal Opinion
State v. Westmoreland
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided October 14, 1998No. 98-KA-437PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JiNESTOR L. CURRAULT, Jr., Judge Pro Tem.
The defendant, Kenny Westmoreland, appeals his conviction of sale of a minor child and urges one assignment of error. For the following reasons, we conditionally affirm his conviction and sentence and remand the matter for further proceedings.
The Jefferson Parish District Attorney filed a bill of information charging Kenny Westmoreland, along with Barbara C. Dalton and Michael A. Giarratano, with violating LSA-R.S. 14:286, sale of minor child. At the arraignment, the defendant pled not guilty. Following a bench trial on December 8,1997, the court found…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- State v. OliveauxSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1975
- State v. WeilandLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1990
- State v. LynchSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1983
- State v. GodejohnSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1983
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