Legal Opinion

State v. Colvin

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Decided April 20, 2011No. 2010-KA-1092PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ROLAND L. BELSOME, Judge.

| ¡.Defendant-Appellant appeals the trial court’s imposition of six consecutive ten-year sentences for his conviction of six counts of felony theft. For the reasons that follow, we affirm the conviction, vacate the sentences imposed by the trial court, and remand for resentencing.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

On June 24, 2009, Defendant-Appellant John Colvin was charged by indictment with six counts of felony theft over five hundred dollars in violation of La. R.S. 14:67. The victims were individuals whose homes were destroyed during Hurricane Katrina. Defendant…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. State v. SepulvadoSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1979
  2. State v. LobatoSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1992
  3. State v. HoganSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1985
  4. State v. QuebedeauxSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1982
  5. State v. SocoSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1983

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. State v. WilsonLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2012
  2. State v. JonesLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2013
  3. State v. ColvinSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2012
  4. State v. SlatteryLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2013

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