Legal Opinion
State v. Brazell
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided April 18, 2018No. 2017–KA–0032PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JUDGE SANDRA CABRINA JENKINS
*22Defendant, Pharaoh Brazell, appeals his conviction for second degree battery and his subsequent adjudication and sentence as a fourth felony offender. For the reasons discussed herein, we affirm defendant's conviction and multiple offender adjudication, but we vacate defendant's sentence and remand this case to the trial court for a hearing on defendant's motion for downward departure and for resentencing.1
STATEMENT OF THE CASE
On August 22, 2014, defendant was charged by grand jury indictment with (Count 1) attempted first degree murder, (Count 2) aggravated rape,2…
2Cases cited84 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Apprendi v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 2000
- Boykin v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
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3Cited by13 opinions
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