Legal Opinion
State v. Jones
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided February 28, 1989No. KA 88 0585PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EDWARDS, Judge.
Roy H. Jones was charged by bill of information with public payroll fraud, a violation of LSA-R.S. 14:138(1) and theft, a violation of LSA-R.S. 14:67. After a lengthy jury trial, the defendant was convicted on both counts. Defendant now appeals alleging sixteen assignments of error. For the following reasons, we affirm both convictions and their respective sentences.1
In May 1984, Roy Jones was appointed a deputy sheriff by Ronnie Duplantis, Sheriff of Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana. He was not placed on the sheriff’s payroll until July 1, 1984, after his long-time friend,…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- United States v. AgursSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- State v. MussallSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1988
- State v. CaptvilleSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1984
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3Cited by2 opinions
- State v. JonesSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1990
- State v. JonesSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1989