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STATE v. COTTON

No. 07-KA-782.

980 So.2d 34 (2008)

STATE of Louisiana v. Ranji J. COTTON a/k/a Ronnie Hayes.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fifth Circuit.

February 19, 2008.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul D. Connick, Jr., District Attorney, Terry M. Boudreaux, Anne Wallis, David Wolff, Assistant District Attorneys, Twenty-Fourth Judicial District, Parish of Jefferson, Gretna, LA, for Plaintiff/Appellee.

Bruce G. Whittaker, Louisiana Appellate Project, New Orleans, LA, for Defendant/Appellant.

Panel composed of Judges THOMAS F. DALEY, MARION F. EDWARDS, and WALTER J. ROTHSCHILD.

THOMAS F. DALEY, Judge.

Defendant, Ranji J. Cotton, appeals his conviction for unauthorized entry of an inhabited dwelling, a violation of LSA-R.S. 14:62.3. On appeal, he assigns the following errors of the trial court:

1. It was error to deny appellant's motion for mistrial premised upon the prosecutor's direct reference to appellant's anticipated exercise of his right to remain silent. 2. It was error to permit the State to present inadmissible...

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