Legal Opinion
State v. Legett
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided May 22, 2002No. 2002-KA-0153PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
hMAX N. TOBIAS, JR., Judge.
On 25 July 2001, defendant, Theodore Legett (“Legett”), was charged by bill of information with possession of cocaine in the amount of more than twenty-eight grams and less than two hundred grams, a violation of La. R.S. 40:967, and possession of marijuana with the intent to distribute, a violation of La. R.S. 40:966. He was arraigned and pled not guilty on 2 August 2001. A motion to suppress was heard and denied 20 August 2001. On 4 September 2001, Legett withdrew his plea of not guilty and pled guilty as charged on each count pursuant to State v. Crosby, 338 So.2d…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- State v. CrosbySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1976
- State v. DuncanSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1982
- State v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2001
- State v. FraserSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1986
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3Cited by9 opinions
- State v. BrownLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2003
- State v. WilliamsLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2003
- State v. FrancisLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2011
- State v. StephensLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2009
- State v. SimmsLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2014
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