STATE v. VANCE

No. 2003-KA-1946.

879 So.2d 862 (2004)

STATE of Louisiana v. Derek VANCE.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

June 30, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Eddie J. Jordan, Jr., District Attorney of Orleans Parish, Battle Bell IV, Assistant District Attorney of Orleans Parish, New Orleans, LA, for Plaintiff/Appellee.

Mary Constance Hanes, Louisiana Appellate Project, New Orleans, LA, for Defendant/Appellant.

(Court composed of Judge CHARLES R. JONES, Judge JAMES F. McKAY III, Judge DENNIS R. BAGNERIS, SR.).


JAMES F. McKAY III, Judge.

On December 5, 2002, the State filed a bill of information charging Derek Vance with second-degree cruelty to a juvenile in violation of La. R.S. 14:93.2.3. At his arraignment on January 14, 2003, he pleaded not guilty. Mr. Vance's motion to suppress the statement was denied after a hearing on March 26th. A twelve-person jury found him guilty as charged after trial on June 24th. The State...

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