Case Name: STATE of Louisiana v. Kentrell HICKERSON
Court: Louisiana Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Louisiana
Decision Date: 2017-09-25
Citations: 228 So. 3d 251
Docket Number: NO. 2017-KA-0093
Parties: STATE of Louisiana v. Kentrell HICKERSON
Judges: (Court composed of Chief Judge James F. McKay, III, Judge Rosemary Ledet, Judge Marion F. Edwards)
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Third Series
Volume: 228
Pages: 251–252

Head Matter:
STATE of Louisiana v. Kentrell HICKERSON
NO. 2017-KA-0093
Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.
SEPTEMBER 25, 2017
Leon A. Cannizzaro, Jr., Donna Andrieu, ORLEANS DISTRICT ATTORNEY’S OFFICE, 619 South White Street, New Orleans, LA 70119, COUNSEL FOR AP-PELLEE/STATE OF LOUISIANA
Jerome W. Matthews, Jr., 310 Huey P. Long Ave., Suite 104, Gretna, LA 70053, Kevin S. Vogeltanz, 2124 Monroe Street, Mandeville, LA.70448, COUNSEL FOR DEFENDANT/APPELLANT
(Court composed of Chief Judge James F. McKay, III, Judge Rosemary Ledet, Judge Marion F. Edwards)

Opinion:
Judge Rosemary Ledet
laThis appeal arises from the defendant's convictions for racketeering and conspiracy to distribute heroin. On March 30, 2017, this court remanded this case to the district court with instruction to rule on the defendant's motion, for a new trial. La, C.Cr.P. art. 851.
Accordingly, the instant appeal is hereby dismissed without prejudice. The defendant's rights to appeal his convictions and sentences after the district court's ruling on the motion for a new trial are preserved.
APPEAL DISMISSED