Legal Opinion
State v. Beauchamp
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided September 10, 2010No. 2010 KA 0451PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCarter, C.J.
|2The defendant, Russell J. Beauchamp, Jr., was charged by bill of information with one count of distribution of cocaine, a violation of La. R.S. 40:967 A(l), and entered a plea of not guilty. Following a jury trial, he was found guilty as charged by unanimous verdict. He moved for a new trial, for a post-verdict judgment of acquittal, and for arrest of judgment, but the motions were denied. He was sentenced to thirty years at hard labor, with the first two years of the sentence without benefit of probation, parole, or suspension of sentence. On appeal, the defendant contends the admission of…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Crawford v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
- Davis v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 2006
- Melendez-Diaz v. MassachusettsSupreme Court of the United States · 2009
- State v. CunninghamSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2005
- State v. LandryLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1991
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