Opinion
2024 KW 0591
12-06-2024
STATE OF LOUISIANA v. CADARIUS UPKINS
Cadarius Upkins, applying for supervisory writs, 22nd Judicial District Court, Parish of St. Tammany, No. 2042-M-2023.
BEFORE: THERIOT, CHUTZ, AND HESTER, JJ.
WRIT GRANTED. Relator's conviction for domestic abuse battery is reversed, and the verdict is modified to simple battery in violation of La. R.S. 14:35. Additionally, relator's sentence for his conviction of domestic abuse battery is vacated, and the matter is remanded to the district court for resentencing in accordance with the modified verdict of simple battery.
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