Legal Opinion
State v. Butler
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided May 26, 2009No. 08-KA-662PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MARION F. EDWARDS, Judge.
12Pefendant/appellant, Dwayne Butler (“Butler”), appeals his convictions and sentences on two counts of armed robbery in violation of La. R.S. 14:64, and one count of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon in violation of La. R.S. 14:95.1. For reasons that follow, we affirm both the convictions and the sentences and remand the matter to the trial court for corrections of the commitment as instructed infra.
Butler was originally charged with the three crimes by bill of information. He entered a plea of not guilty to all three counts. Several defense motions were…
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