STATE v. POYDRAS

No. CR87-224.

514 So.2d 516 (1987)

STATE of Louisiana, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. David Wayne POYDRAS, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

September 16, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

G. Paul Marx, Marx & Marx, Lafayette, for defendant-appellant.

Michael Harson, Asst. Dist. Atty., Lafayette, for plaintiff-appellee.

Before STOKER, DOUCET and KNOLL, JJ.


STOKER, Judge.

David Poydras was convicted of two counts of aggravated rape, a violation of LSA-R.S. 14:42. He was sentenced to life imprisonment for each count, without benefit of parole, probation or suspension of sentence. His three assignments of error have been consolidated into one in his brief, as follows:

"The judgment of conviction is constitutionally infirm because the statutory scheme of the State of Louisiana allows juries to arbitrarily impose...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases