Legal Opinion · Concurrence

State v. M.C.

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Decided February 18, 2011No. 2010-KA-1107Published

1ConcurrenceBonin, J.

|,I respectfully concur in the affirmation of the trial court’s ruling which sustained the motion to quash. I explain my views in the following parts.

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This case presents an important jurisdictional issue, which is resolved by considerations of the federal and state constitutions. This case also presents an issue of general statutory construction which is reviewed de novo. See Burnette v. Stalder, 00-2167, p. 5 (La.6/29/01), 789 So.2d 573, 577; see also State v. Ramos, 07-1448, p. 4 (La.App. 1 Cir. 7/28/08), 993 So.2d 281, 284. Although a trial court’s ruling on a motion to quash will…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. In Re GAULTSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  2. Dusky v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
  3. Roper v. SimmonsSupreme Court of the United States · 2005
  4. Cooper v. OklahomaSupreme Court of the United States · 1996
  5. State v. SmithSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2000

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