State v. Napoli

Sep 2, 1983
83-K-0667
Reporters:
Before:
Per Curiam (per curiam)

PER CURIAM.

GRANTED IN PART. When the defendant alone seeks review of a conviction and sentence, the court of appeal should review ‍‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‍only those issues raised by the defendant and any patent errors favorable to defendant. The court of appeal erred in this case by reviewing ‍‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‍a sentencing error unfavorable to defendant, thereby providing a chilling effect on defendant‘s exercise of his right to appeal. State v. Goodley, 398 So.2d 1068 (La.1981). ‍‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‍The judgment of the court of appeal, 428 So.2d 957, is set aside as to the sentence for attempted aggravated crime against nature, and the ‍‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‍original sentence of the trial court is reinstated. Otherwise the writ is denied.