STATE v. ELZY

No. 12-KA-112.

109 So.3d 57 (2013)

STATE of Louisiana v. Alvin ELZY.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fifth Circuit.

January 16, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul D. Connick, Jr. , District Attorney, Terry M. Boudreaux , Andrea F. Long , Douglas W. Freese , Jennifer A. Rodriguez , Assistant District Attorneys, Gretna, LA, for Plaintiff/Appellee.

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

Panel composed of Judges JUDE G. GRAVOIS, ROBERT A. CHAISSON, and STEPHEN J. WINDHORST.


JUDE G. GRAVOIS, Judge.

Defendant, Alvin Elzy, appeals his conviction of failing to maintain registration as a sex offender. On appeal, defendant argues that the trial court erred in permitting him to represent himself at trial. He also argues that the trial court erred in proceeding to trial without first determining his mental competency to proceed. After thorough review of the record, for the following reasons, we affirm defendant's conviction and sentence.

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