State of Louisiana v. Bridget Ebarb

Opinion

Judgment rendered March 11, 2020.

No. 53,536-KA

COURT OF APPEAL SECOND CIRCUIT STATE OF LOUISIANA

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STATE OF LOUISIANA Appellee

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BRIDGET EBARB Appellant

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Appealed from the First Judicial District Court for the Parish of Caddo, Louisiana Trial Court No. 351,763

Honorable Ramona L. Emanuel, Judge

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LOUISIANA APPELLATE PROJECT Counsel for Appellant By: Meghan Harwell Bitoun

JAMES EDWARD STEWART, SR. Counsel for Appellee District Attorney

JOSHUA K. WILLIAMS Assistant District Attorney

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Before WILLIAMS, GARRETT and COX, JJ.

NOT DESIGNATED FOR PUBLICATION Rule 2-16.3, Uniform Rules, Courts of Appeal PER CURIAM.

This appeal arises from the conviction and sentence of the defendant.

Pursuant to La. C. Cr. P. art. 821, the trial court is required to rule on a

defendant’s motion for post-verdict judgment of acquittal prior to

sentencing. Failure to do so requires the sentence be vacated and the matter

remanded for further proceedings. Accordingly, the defendant’s sentence is

set aside and vacated, and the case is remanded for further proceedings on

the defendant’s motion for post-verdict judgment of acquittal.