Legal Opinion
State v. Roberts
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided March 4, 2009No. 08-1026PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SULLIVAN, Judge.
| j Defendant, Joseph L. Roberts, was charged by bill of information with aggravated second degree battery, a violation of La.R.S. 14:34.7. At his arraignment, Defendant entered a plea of not guilty. He later withdrew his initial plea and entered a plea of guilty. Defendant was sentenced on January 23, 2008, to serve eight years at hard labor. A judgment was entered against him and in favor of the victim of the battery, Gary Celestine, in the amount of $25,556.71. Defendant filed a Motion to Reconsider Sentence which was denied without a hearing.
Defendant now appeals,…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Boykin v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- State v. CrosbySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1976
- State v. RoeLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2005
- State v. WashingtonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1986
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3Cited by23 opinions
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