State v. Bailey
Louisiana Court of Appeal
1Opinion of the Court
BOWES, Judge.
Defendant, Frederick Bailey, appeals his conviction and sentence of six years at hard labor for violation of LSA R.S. 14:67— Theft. In screening the record, we noted that his appeal appeared to be untimely; therefore, we ordered the defendant to show cause why his appeal should not be dismissed for lack of jurisdiction. The defendant was unable to rebut the presumption of lack of jurisdiction arising from the untimeliness of his motion for appeal. Therefore, we dismiss.
In response to our order to show cause, defense counsel concedes that the motion for appeal was not timely…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- State v. CountermanSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1985
- State v. Mei Han ChanLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1987