Legal Opinion
State v. Spruell
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided April 10, 2019No. 52,575-KA; 52,576-KAPublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the CourtPitman, J.
Defendants Brittany Spruell and Corey R. Spann, Jr., were each convicted of second degree cruelty to juveniles and sentenced to 40 years at hard labor. They appeal their respective convictions and sentences. For the following reasons, we affirm.
FACTS
On November 24, 2015, the state filed a bill of information charging Spruell with one count of second degree cruelty to juveniles.1 On August 2, 2016, the state filed a motion to join the cases of Spruell and Spann for trial, and the trial court signed an order joining the cases. On August 28, 2017, the state filed a motion to amend the bill of…
2Cases cited41 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Sullivan v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
- State v. BonannoSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1980
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3Cited by1 opinion
- State Of Louisiana v. Kyran Javon VaughnLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2021