STATE v. KURZ

No. 51,781-KA.

245 So.3d 1219 (2018)

STATE of Louisiana, Appellee v. Joseph Michael KURZ, Appellant

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

Judgment rendered February 28, 2018.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

THE HATCH LAW FIRM, LLC, By: Christopher Hatch , Counsel for Appellant.

JAMES E. STEWART, SR. , District Attorney, JASON W. WALTMAN , JOSHUA K. WILLIAMS , REBECCA A. EDWARDS , Assistant District Attorneys, Counsel for Appellee.

Before BROWN, COX, and GASKINS (Ad Hoc), JJ.


Before the court is the appeal of defendant Michael Kurz. After a jury trial, he was convicted of aggravated rape and sentenced to life in prison without parole. On appeal, Kurz urges five assignments of error: (1) the evidence was insufficient to support his conviction; (2) the procedures for a capital trial were required to...

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