State v. Brown
State v. Brown
Opinion of the Court
| (Writ granted in part. Although defendant was found guilty of first degree murder on October 27, 2011, and sentenced to death on November 16, 2011, the state’s application indicates that the district court suspended action on defendant’s notice of appeal and designation of the record pending consideration of defendant’s motion for new trial. Although “a case shall be ap-pealable to the supreme court if ... the defendant has been convicted of a capital offense and a penalty of death [has] actually [been] imposed,” La. Const, art. V, § 5(D), this Court’s appellate jurisdiction has not yet attached. La.C.Cr.P. art. 916 (“The jurisdiction of the trial court is di
Reference
- Full Case Name
- STATE of Louisiana. v. David BROWN
- Status
- Published