975 So. 2d 849 - State v. Brantley’s Empirical Analysis
2008
Citation profile
2 state decisions
Relationships
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Most-quoted passages
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“The charged offense is a general intent crime. Attempt, however, is a responsive verdict to the charged offense. La. C. Cr. P. art. 815 ; To sustain a conviction for attempted possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, the state must prove that the defendant had the specific intent to possess the weapon and that he committed an overt act toward the completion of that offense. La. R.S. 14:27 A. Nonetheless, the jury has the prerogative to compromise and render a lesser verdict whenever it could have convicted as charged. State ex rel. Elaire v. Blackburn, 424 So.2d 246 (La.1982), cert. denied, 461 U.S. 959 , 103 S.Ct. 2432 , 77 L.Ed.2d 1318 (1983).”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
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