State v. Cuza

On appeal, defendant's appointed appellate counsel has filed an Anders1 brief, asserting that there is no basis for a non-frivolous appeal. Further, defendant filed a pro se supplemental brief. For the following reasons, we affirm defendant's multiple offender adjudication and sentence and grant counsel's motion to withdraw.

Procedural History

This is defendant's second appeal. On July 8, 2015, the Jefferson Parish District Attorney filed a bill of information charging defendant with aggravated battery, in violation of La. R.S. 14:34. On October 18, 2017, after a two-day trial, the six-person…