Legal Opinion
State v. Castro
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided May 25, 2010No. 09-KA-887PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MARION F. EDWARDS, Judge.
12Pefendant/appellant, Jose L. Castro (“Castro”) 1 , appeals his conviction and sentence on a charge of armed robbery of a bank teller in Jefferson Parish. For reasons that follow, we affirm.
Castro was charged by the Jefferson Parish District Attorney with armed robbery with a handgun in violation of La. R.S. 14:64.3. He pled not guilty at arraignment. Castro filed a “Motion to Appoint Sanity Commission to Determine Competency to Stand Trial.” The district court found Castro incompetent to stand trial after conducting a hearing on the motion. Subsequently, a second…
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