Legal Opinion
State v. Brashears
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided February 26, 2002No. 01-KA-1163PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JAMES L. CANNELLA, Judge.
Defendant, Laurel Brashears, appeals from her conviction of shoplifting merchandise valued between $100 and $500 and her sentence to 18 months imprisonment at hard labor, suspended, with 18 months supervised probation. A $300 fíne was also imposed. For the reasons which follow, we affirm and remand.
On April 28, 2000, the Defendant, her 15 year old female cousin, and her sister and co-defendant, Layna Brashears (Layna), were shopping at Dillard’s Department Store (Dillard’s) at the Lakeside Shopping Center. Dillard’s security officer, Deputy Kevin D. Gorman, who was…
2Cases cited23 opinions
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- State v. OliveauxSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1975
- State v. WeilandLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1990
- State v. LobatoSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1992
- State v. PeartSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1993
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