Opinion
NO. 2014-KA-1449
08-31-2018
STATE of Louisiana v. Robert Leroy MCCOY
ON REMAND FROM THE UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT
In McCoy v. Louisiana , ––– U.S. ––––, 138 S.Ct. 1500, 1512, 200 L.Ed.2d 821 (2018), the United States Supreme Court found that counsel's admission of defendant McCoy's guilt over defendant's clearly-stated and persistent objection was a structural error that is incompatible with the Sixth Amendment thereby mandating a new trial. In light of that ruling, we vacate defendant's convictions and sentences, and we remand to the district court for further proceedings consistent with McCoy v. Louisiana .