Legal Opinion
State v. Hamdalla
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided October 2, 2013No. 2012-KA-1413PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PAUL A. BONIN, Judge.
11 Thayer Hamdalla appeals his conviction for the offense of forcible rape, a violation of La. R.S. 14:42.1 A. Having been adjudicated a second-felony offender, he also appeals the imposition of the maximum sentence of eighty years. See La. R.S. 14:42.1 B and 15:529.1 A(l). With respect to his conviction, he argues first that the evidence is insufficient to support the conviction and second that the trial judge abused her discretion in admitting hearsay testimony of the rape victim’s mother. With respect to the sentence imposed upon him, he argues that the 80-year…
2Cases cited57 opinions
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- Delaware v. Van ArsdallSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Sullivan v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
- State v. SepulvadoSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1979
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