Legal Opinion
State v. James
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided November 28, 2018No. 18-KA-212PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the CourtChehardy, C.J.
On appeal, defendant challenges, among other things, the trial court's failure to rule on his motion for post verdict judgment of acquittal and/or arrest of judgment. Finding this error, we vacate defendant's sentences and remand for a ruling on defendant's pro se motion for post verdict judgment of acquittal.
Procedural History
On August 18, 2016, the Jefferson Parish Grand Jury indicted defendant, Bobby L. James, for the second degree murder and attempted armed robbery of Dwayne Baptiste, violations of La. R.S. 14:30.1 and La. R.S. 14:27 and La. R.S. 14:64, respectively.1 On October 10, 2017,…
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