Legal Opinion
State v. McElroy
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided March 7, 2018No. 17–826PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
KYZAR, Judge.
The defendant, Kentrell D. McElroy, appeals his convictions for armed robbery and aggravated kidnapping. For the following reasons, we affirm the conviction for armed robbery, but vacate the conviction for aggravated kidnapping.
DISCUSSION OF THE RECORD
The defendant was charged by bill of information filed on November 12, 2015, with aggravated kidnapping, a violation of La.R.S. 14:44, and armed robbery, a violation of La.R.S. 14:64. After waiving his right to trial by jury, a bench trial was held on January 17, 2017.
The evidence at trial established that the victim, Latasha…
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