State v. Jordan

In re Jordan, Richard H.; — Defendant(s); applying for supervisory and/or remedial writs; to the Court of Appeal, Fourth Circuit, No. 89-KW-1045; Parish of Orleans, Criminal District Court, Div. “B”, No. 328-280.

Granted. C.Cr.P. art. 853 requires that a motion for new trial be filed and disposed of before sentence. The district court erroneously ruled that Jordan cannot file his motion until after sentencing. That court is ordered to consider the merits of relator’s claims in support of his motion for new trial and rule on the merits prior to conducting the multiple ’ offender proceedings presently set for July 17, 1989.

Case Details

Case Name: State v. Jordan

Court Name: Supreme Court of Louisiana

Date Published: Jul 10, 1989

Citation: 547 So. 2d 359

Docket Number: No. 89-KH-1504

Court Abbreviation: La.