Legal Opinion

State v. Owens

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Decided September 24, 2014No. 14-KA-41PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ROBERT A. CHAISSON, Judge.

12In this appeal, defendant, Jamar Owens, asserts that his criminal convictions should be reversed and a new trial granted based on improper prosecutorial rebuttal argument and the improper admission of recorded telephone calls from the Jefferson Parish Correctional Center. For the reasons that follow, we find no merit to defendant’s arguments. Accordingly, we affirm his convictions and sentences; however, we remand the matter for correction of errors patent as noted herein.

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

On July 22, 2013, defendant proceeded to trial in Jefferson Parish on the…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Crawford v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
  2. Davis v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 2006
  3. State v. OliveauxSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1975
  4. State v. WeilandLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1990
  5. Ross Milling Co. v. GilibertiLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1925

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. State v. VansantLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2015
  2. State v. WilsonLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2015
  3. State v. HarrisLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2016
  4. Owens v. VannoyDistrict Court, E.D. Louisiana · 2020

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