Legal Opinion

State of Louisiana v. Toby James Fruge

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided October 14, 2015No. 2014-K -1172PublishedCited by 26 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WEIMER, Justice.

JjThe state’s writ application was granted to review those portions of the appellate court decision that reversed the district court’s imposition of the maximum sentence for defendant’s simple rape conviction and remanded the case to the district court with instructions for resentencing. For the following reasons, we reverse the decision of the appellate court, in part, reinstate defendant’s simple rape sentence, and remand to the district court for the execution of the sentence.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

Toby James Fruge was charged with the forcible rape 1 of two women,…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. Gregg v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  2. State v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1998
  3. State v. CampbellSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1981
  4. State v. TelseeSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1983
  5. Grasser Contracting Co. v. City of New OrleansLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1927

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3Cited by26 opinions

  1. State v. BoehmLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2017
  2. State v. WilliamsLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2017
  3. State v. JonesLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2015
  4. State v. GreenLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2017
  5. State v. LittleLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2018

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