Legal Opinion

State v. Sterling

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Decided December 28, 1984No. KA 84 0651PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

462 So.2d 290 (1984)

STATE of Louisiana

v.

Melvin STERLING.

No. KA 84 0651.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

December 28, 1984.

Writ Denied April 1, 1985.

Ossie Brown, Dist. Atty., by Jeff Hollingsworth, Asst. Dist. Atty., Baton Rouge, for plaintiff-appellee.

Paula Cobb, Baton Rouge, for defendant-appellant.

Before COLE, CARTER and LANIER, JJ.

COLE, Judge.

The primary issues raised in this appeal are whether probable cause existed for defendant's arrest, whether the evidence presented was sufficient to prove defendant possessed specific intent to commit armed robbery and whether the sentence…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Illinois v. GatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  2. State v. LanclosSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1982
  3. State v. KormanLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1983
  4. State v. JacksonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1984
  5. State v. HolmesSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1980

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. State v. PattersonLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1989
  2. State v. McCueLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1986
  3. State v. FreemanLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1987
  4. Borne v. BrownLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1986
  5. State v. KentLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1986

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