Legal Opinion
State v. Tate
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided February 9, 2010No. 09-KA-619PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JUDE G. GRAVOIS, Judge.
|2The defendant, Calvin Tate, has filed an appeal relative to his conviction and sentence for possession of marijuana. For the reasons that follow, we convert this appeal to a -writ application and deny relief, thereby upholding the defendant’s conviction and sentence.
JURISDICTION
The appellate jurisdiction of this Court extends only to cases that are triable by a jury. LSA-Const. of 1974, art. V, § 10; LSA-C.Cr.P. art. 912.1 B; State v. Fleming, 01-1370, p. 3 (La.App. 5 Cir. 5/29/02), 820 So.2d 1112, 1113. A misdemeanor is not triable by a jury unless the possible…
2Cases cited27 opinions
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3Cited by18 opinions
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