Legal Opinion

State v. Ingram

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Decided September 17, 1998No. 31706-KHPublished

1Opinion of the Court

JjWRIT DENIED.

The applicant was convicted of four counts of aggravated rape involving his girlfriend and her daughter. In the present application for post conviction relief, the applicant claims ineffective assistance of counsel based on the pretrial failure to file a motion to quash, based on the former La. R.S. 15:171, now repealed. The former article provided for the expeditious handling of certain crimes involving juveniles, including aggravated rape. The Louisiana Third Circuit has interpreted the article to require that prosecutions after the six-month period for commencement of trial…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. State v. PiazzaSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1992
  2. State v. FarrisLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1995
  3. State v. DevilleSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1998

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