Legal Opinion

State v. James

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Decided February 24, 2010No. 2009-KA-1188PublishedCited by 43 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MICHAEL E. KIRBY, Judge.

\,STATEMENT OF CASE

The state charged appellant, Herbert James, with two counts of sexual battery in violation of La. R.S. 14:43.1.1 He entered a not guilty plea and waived motions. On October 29, 2008, the district court denied appellant’s motion to quash. He then proceeded to trial before the judge and was found guilty as charged. His subsequent motion for new trial was denied and, after waiving delays, appellant was sentenced on each count to serve nine years at hard labor without benefit of parole, to run concurrently. His motion for appeal was granted.

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2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. State v. GreenLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1991
  3. State v. VessellSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1984
  4. State v. JonesLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1989
  5. State v. BrocatoLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1999

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3Cited by43 opinions

  1. State v. WatkinsLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2014
  2. State v. WhiteLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2015
  3. State v. GordonLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2014
  4. State v. KirkLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2012
  5. State v. BernardLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2015

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