Legal Opinion

State v. Bouwell

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Decided September 22, 2010No. 45,635-KAPublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtStewart, J.

h The defendant, Donald Lee Bouwell, pled guilty to unauthorized entry of a business, a violation of La. R.S. 14:62.4, and simple criminal damage to property, a violation of La. R.S. 14:56. He was sentenced to three years in prison at hard labor. The defendant now appeals. For the reasons discussed below, we affirm the defendant’s conviction, vacate the defendant’s sentence, and remand the case for resen-tencing.

FACTS

On March 15, 2004, the Ruston Police Department responded to a call concerning a broken window on the west side of Emmanuel Baptist Church. Officer B.R. *337Davis, Officer Cates,…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. State v. CrosbySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1976
  2. State v. ByrnsideLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2001
  3. State v. DavisLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2006
  4. State v. BeverlyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2003
  5. State v. KingLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2001

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. State v. MartinLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2013
  2. State v. NixonLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2018
  3. State v. PattersonLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2017
  4. State v. BilliotLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2014
  5. State v. YoungLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2017

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