Legal Opinion
State v. Pierre
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided May 6, 2015No. 14-1333PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KEATY, Judge.
|! Defend ant, Jamarlon Pierre, appeals his habitual offender adjudication and sentence. Appellate counsel has filed a brief pursuant to Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738, 87 S.Ct. 1396, 18 L.Ed.2d 493 (1967), requesting that this court grant.his accompanying motion to withdraw. For the following reasons, we affirm Defendant’s habitual offender adjudication but vacate his life sentence, remanding it to the trial court for the appointment of defense counsel and for resentencing. Appellate counsel’s motion to withdraw is granted.
FACTS AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
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2Cases cited18 opinions
- Anders v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- McCoy v. Court of Appeals of Wisconsin, District 1Supreme Court of the United States · 1988
- State v. JylesSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1997
- State v. MoutonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1995
- State Ex Rel. Porter v. ButlerSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1991
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3Cited by2 opinions
- State of Louisiana v. Jamarlon W. PierreLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2016
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