Legal Opinion
State v. George
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided March 11, 2010No. 2008-KA-1193, 2008-KA-1338, 2009-KA-0561, 2009-KA-0630, 2009-KA-0867PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOAN BERNARD ARMSTRONG, Chief Judge.
1In these consolidated appeals, each defendant-appellant was charged with a violation of La. R.S. 40:966 E, second or third offense possession of marijuana. Each appellant seeks review of the trial court’s denial of his motion to quash the charge against him based upon a claim that the enhancement of the charge was unconstitutional because it used at least one prior misdemeanor conviction for which a jury trial was not available. Although the trial court in each of these consolidated cases rejected this argument, a different section of Criminal District…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Apprendi v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 2000
- North Carolina v. AlfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Duncan v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- State v. CrosbySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1976
- State v. BrownSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2004
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3Cited by6 opinions
- State v. ButlerLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2010
- State v. BraudLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2010
- State v. OdomsLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2011
- George v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 2011
- State v. LandryLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2011
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