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STATE v. PERKINS

No. 2013-K-1917.

149 So.3d 206 (2014)

STATE of Louisiana v. Joseph PERKINS.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

September 3, 2014.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James D. Caldwell , Attorney General, Orleans Parish District Attorney's Office, Leon A. Cannizzaro, Jr. , District Attorney, Donna R. Andrieu , Scott Gerard Vincent , Kyle C. Daly , Assistant District Attorneys, for Applicant.

Powell Wingfield Miller , for Respondent.

PER CURIAM.

This writ concerns whether defendant, Joseph Perkins, is entitled to jury instructions on self-defense and justification for the charged offense of possession of a "shank" by a convicted felon, a violation of Louisiana Revised Statute 14:95.1, while he was incarcerated in Orleans Parish Prison.1 Prior to instructing the jury on the relevant law, the District Court denied the defendant's motion for these special self-defense...

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