Legal Opinion

State v. Moss

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Decided July 22, 2009No. 2008-KA-1079PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

JONES, Judge.

11William Moss appeals his conviction for the offense of aggravated battery and his sentence for that offense to a period of incarceration at hard labor for eight (8) years. We affirm his conviction and sentence.

Moss was charged in a two count bill of information with aggravated battery in violation of La. R.S. 14:34 and violation of La. R.S. 14:107.2, which augments punishment for “hate crimes.” Prior to trial, the State amended the bill of information to correct a grammatical error. Also prior to trial, Moss was arraigned and pled not guilty. At that time, the district court…

2Cases cited45 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Apprendi v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 2000
  3. Blakely v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
  4. Tibbs v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  5. Williams v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1949

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. State v. StukesLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2009
  2. State v. JenkinsLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2010
  3. State v. RobinsonLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2010
  4. State v. MaterreLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2010
  5. State v. MuellerLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2010

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