Legal Opinion
State v. Farry
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided November 16, 2016No. 16-211PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SAVOIE, Judge.
_JjThe Defendant, William Farry, was convicted by a jury of armed robbery, a violation of La.R.S. 14:64. The State charged the Defendant as a habitual offender pursuant to La.R.S. 15:529.1. The trial court found the Defendant to be a *438third habitual offender and sentenced him to life imprisonment.
The Defendant appeals his habitual offender sentence and assigns the following errors:
1. The trial court failed to properly consider whether a life sentence was appropriate in this case because the court assumed it did not have discretion sentencing.
2. The trial court failed to issue…
2Cases cited36 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Martinez v. RyanSupreme Court of the United States · 2012
- State Ex Rel. Melinie v. StateSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1996
- State v. DortheySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1993
- State v. SepulvadoSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1979
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3Cited by4 opinions
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