State v. Lacaze

4 Citing cases

  1. Lacaze v. Warden La. Corrtl. Ins. for Women

    645 F.3d 728 (5th Cir. 2011)   Cited 28 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Holding that the prosecutor's undisclosed promise to a witness that the witness's son would not be prosecuted put the whole case in a "different light" where the witness said he likely would not have testified but for the promise and that witness was the only witness testifying to a critical element of the crime

    She subsequently received a mandatory sentence of life imprisonment without the possibility of probation, parole, or suspension of sentence. State v. LaCaze, 759 So.2d 773, 776 (La.App. 3d Cir. 1999). On direct appeal, the Louisiana Third Circuit Court of Appeal affirmed her conviction, id. at 789, and the Louisiana Supreme Court denied her writ of certiorari, State v. LaCaze, 770 So.2d 359 (La. 2000).

  2. State v. Boatner

    844 So. 2d 851 (La. Ct. App. 2003)   Cited 2 times

    The need for the recordation of evidence upon which the judgment is based is not absolute; it is the court's ability to review and demonstration of prejudice that are at issue. State v. LaCaze, 99-728 (LaApp. 3 Cir. 12/8/99), 759 So.2d 773, writ denied 2000-0058 (La. 10/6/00), 770 So.2d 359. In State v. Hawkins, 90-1235 (LaApp.

  3. State v. Loyd

    810 So. 2d 1214 (La. Ct. App. 2002)   Cited 17 times

    Id. State v. Brown, 97-1531 (La.App. 3rd Cir. 06/10/98), 715 So.2d 566, writ denied, 98-1790 (La. 09/23/98), 724 So.2d 773, was recognized as overruled in State v. LaCaze, 99-728 (La.App. 3d Cir. 12/08/99), 759 So.2d 773. However, it is cited as historical reference, and not relied upon, in State v. Coleman, supra.

  4. State v. Palmer

    775 So. 2d 1231 (La. Ct. App. 2000)   Cited 18 times
    In State v. Palmer, 00-0216 (La.App. 1 Cir. 12/22/00), 775 So.2d 1231, writs denied, 01-0211 (La. 1/11/02), 807 So.2d 224 and 01-1043 (La. 1/11/02), 807 So.2d 229, the court upheld a 65 year sentence for armed robbery, although the defendant was a first felony offender.

    Thus, the prosecutor did not improperly vouch for the credibility of Brunson. See and compareState v. LaCaze, 99-728, pp. 25-26 (La.App. 3rd Cir. 12/8/99), 759 So.2d 773, 788. ALLEGED PROSECUTORIAL MISCONDUCT