Legal Opinion
State v. Macon
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided January 25, 2012No. 46,696-KAPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGaskins, J.
hThe defendant, Rodney Wayne Macon, appeals from a trial court ruling on his post conviction relief application to correct an illegal sentence. For the following reasons, we amend the defendant’s sentence with instructions.
FACTS
On May 8, 1980, the defendant was convicted of aggravated rape which he committed when he was 16 years old. Under the law in effect at that time, the defendant was sentenced to serve life in prison without benefit of parole, probation, or suspension of sentence. His conviction was affirmed by the Louisiana Supreme Court in an unpublished opinion. See State v. Macon,…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Graham v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 2010
- State v. RichardsLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2011
- State v. DyerSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2011
- State v. MacOnSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2011
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