Louisiana Criminal Law by Attorney Carl Barkemeyer
Question: Is a visible construction tool probable cause for an arrest? In United States v. Irizarry, 509 F. Supp. 2d 198, 209 (E.D.N.Y. 2007), a police officer saw the defendant walking with a metal instrument clipped to his pants. He Read more
A Baton Rouge man accused in the March 27 murders of two Airline Highway auto parts store workers told sheriff’s detectives he visited the store once the day before and twice the day of the killings, but denied involvement in Read more
Question: Is an aluminum food container evidence of computer trespassing? Thus far, no court has found possession of coffee or soup cans to be evidence of computer trespass, although one “cantenna” prosecution has been brought relying on the discovery of Read more
I recently read an interesting article about the ever-changing legal precedence due to certain items, especially technology, becoming more and more commonplace. The article cited a few cases that I would like to discuss in parts. Question: Does a cell Read more
Baton Rouge rapper, Lil Boosie, arrived at district court Tuesday morning for a pre-trial motion and ended up pleading guilty to drug charges. Lil Boosie, whose real name is Torrence Hatch, pleaded guilty to three counts of conspiring to bring Read more
Dr. Conrad Murray was sentenced to the four year maximum in prison today for his conviction of involuntary manslaughter in the Michael Jackson case. Murray told detectives he had been giving Michael Jackson nightly doses of Propofol to help him Read more
Shemeka Roschella Davis, a Baton Rouge woman, was sentenced to five years in prison today after pleading guilty to federal charges of bank fraud and aggravated identity theft. Davis was ordered to pay restitution of $83,314 to banks and individuals Read more
Dequincy Jupiter of Napoleonville, Louisiana, was sentenced to nine years in prison for drug distribution after his arrest earlier this year during a major drug sweep. Jupiter will not be eligible for parole, probation or a suspension of his sentence Read more
Todd Warren Singleton of Mandeville, along with two other boys, is accused of plotting a shooting spree at Lakeshore High School. Singleton’s trial was set for last Tuesday, but his attorney was granted a continuance by the judge presiding in Read more
Eddie Triplett, a four-time felon serving a life prison sentence for cocaine possession, will go free after 12 years behind bars. A federal judge found that former Orleans Parish District Attorney Harry Connick’s office failed to turn over a police Read more
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