Legal Opinion
State v. Frith
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided October 22, 2014No. 2013-KA-1133PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JAMES F. McKAY, III, Chief Judge.
|, Finding that the trial court committed reversible error in denying the appellant’s statutory right to back strike jurors we reverse the appellant’s conviction, vacate his sentence and remand the matter to the trial court for a new trial. See La.C.Cr.P. art. 799.1
STATEMENT OF CASE
On December 2, 2011, the State charged Raymond Frith (“defendant”) with one count of possession of a firearm by a felon (count 1), a violation of La. R.S. 14:95.1, and one count of possession with intent to distribute cocaine (count 2), a violation of La. R.S. 40:967. The defendant…
2Cases cited29 opinions
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- McDonald v. City of ChicagoSupreme Court of the United States · 2010
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