STATE IN INTEREST OF L.V.

No. 2013-CA-1585.

145 So.3d 457 (2014)

STATE of Louisiana in the Interest of L.V.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

May 7, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Leon A. Cannizzaro, Jr. , District Attorney, J. Bryant Clark, Jr. , Assistant District Attorney, New Orleans, LA, for Apnellee/State of Louisiana.

Katherine M. Franks , Louisiana Appellate Project, Abita Springs, LA, for Appellant.

(Court composed of Chief Judge JAMES F. McKAY, III, Judge DENNIS R. BAGNERIS, SR., Judge TERRI F. LOVE, Judge EDWIN A. LOMBARD, Judge JOY C. LOBRANO).


EDWIN A. LOMBARD, Judge.

The juvenile, L.V.,1 challenges his adjudication as a delinquent for the offenses of illegal possession of a handgun and criminal trespass, arguing both insufficient evidence and ineffective assistance of counsel. After review of the record in light of the applicable law and arguments of the parties, we find the evidence sufficient but vacate the adjudication based on ineffective assistance of counsel.

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