State of Louisiana v. Joseph Perkins

Supreme Court of Louisiana FOR IMMEDIATE NEWS RELEASE NEWS RELEASE #045 FROM: CLERK OF SUPREME COURT OF LOUISIANA The Opinions handed down on the 3rd day of September, 2014, are as follows: PER CURIAM: 2013-K -1917 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. JOSEPH PERKINS (Parish of Orleans) (Possession of a “Shank” by a Convicted Felon) For these reasons, we hold the Court of appeal erred in reversing defendant's conviction and vacating his sentence. Therefore, we reverse the judgment of the Court of Appeal and reinstate defendant's conviction and sentence. Because the Court of Appeal pretermitted consideration…