Legal Opinion

State v. Dominick

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Decided January 30, 2014No. 2013-KA-0270PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

JAMES F. McKAY III, Chief Judge.

It The defendant, Steven Dominick, appeals the judgment of the trial court denying his motion for a downward departure from a previously agreed ten year sentence. We find no error in the trial court’s denial of this motion. However, we find that the trial court erred in failing to impose a mandatory fine pursuant to La. R.S. 14:81.1(E)(1)(a). As such, we affirm the defendant’s conviction and sentence and remand the matter to the trial court for the imposition of the statutorily required fine.

STATEMENT OF THE CASE

In ease number 505-411 “E”, the defendant was…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Boykin v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  2. State v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2001
  3. State v. WilliamsLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2003
  4. State v. HartLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2011
  5. State v. HortonLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2007

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. State v. PaulsonLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2015
  2. State v. WillieLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2017
  3. State v. HenryLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2014
  4. State v. EpperleyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2014
  5. State v. JackLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2017

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