Legal Opinion
State v. Cervantes
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided February 27, 2019No. 18-KA-535Published
1Opinion of the CourtChehardy, C.J.
On appeal, defendant challenges the trial court's ruling on the State's motion in limine regarding prior reports of abuse that did not lead to prosecution. For the following reasons, we affirm defendant's conviction and sentence.
Procedural History
On July 27, 2017, a Jefferson Parish Grand Jury returned an indictment charging defendant, Jose Moreno Cervantes a/k/a Ivan Moreno, with first degree rape of a known juvenile, J.G.,1 where the victim was under the age of thirteen, in violation of La. R.S. 14:42.2 Defendant pled not guilty at his arraignment on July 28, 2017.
On April 30, 2018, trial…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- State v. OliveauxSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1975
- State v. WeilandLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1990
- State v. GovernorSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1976
- State v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1976
- State v. WallaceLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2001
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