State of Louisiana v. Marvin Santiago

STATE OF LOUISIANA * NO. 2022-KA-0607 VERSUS * COURT OF APPEAL MARVIN SANTIAGO * FOURTH CIRCUIT * STATE OF LOUISIANA * * ******* JCL LOBRANO, J. DISSENTS AND ASSIGNS REASONS. I respectfully dissent from the majority opinion. I agree with the majority that Marvin Santiago (“Defendant”) and the State were each entitled to twelve peremptory challenges but that each only used six peremptory challenges. However, I find that Defendant’s attorney failed to place an objection to the limitation of peremptory challenges during voir dire before the jury was selected and sworn, as required by law,…