No. 12-204 Precedential Processed

State v. Hamilton

Louisiana Court of Appeal, First Circuit · Filed November 7, 2012 · 103 So. 3d 705

Also decided on this docket: La. Ct. App. 1st Cir., November 20, 2013 127 So. 3d 76

Cited by

State v. Hamilton 127 So. 3d 76 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 2013
State v. Hamilton 117 So. 3d 95 La. 2013
State of Louisiana v. Demarcus W. Law La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 2013
State v. Law 110 So. 3d 1271 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 2013

Authorities cited

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State v. Pinion 968 So. 2d 131
State v. Campbell 983 So. 2d 810

Opinion text

AMY, J., dissenting. hi respectfully dissent from the majority’s determination to vacate the defendant’s convictions and sentences. Certainly, it is the trial court’s duty to see that the court reporter makes a true, complete and accurate record of the trial. State v. Pinion, 06-2346 (La.10/26/07), 968 So.2d 131 . However, in this case, the voir dire transcript contained within the record permits a review of the appropriateness of the trial court’s denials of the defendant’s challenges for cause. State v. Campbell 06-0286 (La.5/21/08), 983 So.2d 810 , cert. denied, 555 U.S. 1040 , 129 S.Ct. 607 , 172 L.Ed.2d 471 (2008). In this light, and given that the defendant’s contention that the cited omissions from the record would reveal a possible pattern of disparate treatment is only speculative in nature, I find that a reversal is not required. For this reason, I respectfully dissent.