Legal Opinion
State v. Elzy
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided January 16, 2013No. 12-KA-112Published
1Opinion of the Court
JUDE G. GRAVOIS, Judge.
Defendant, Alvin Elzy, appeals his conviction of failing to maintain registration as a sex offender. On appeal, defendant argues that the trial court erred in permitting him to represent himself at trial. He also argues that the trial court erred in proceeding to trial without first determining his mental competency to proceed. After thorough review of the record, for the following reasons, we affirm defendant’s conviction and sentence.
PROCEDURAL HISTORY
On February 24, 2011, the Jefferson Parish District Attorney filed a bill of information charging defendant, Alvin…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Faretta v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- State v. OliveauxSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1975
- State v. WeilandLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1990
- State v. LegerSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2006
- Leger v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 2007
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