Case Name: STATE of Louisiana v. Larry STATHAM
Court: Louisiana Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Louisiana
Decision Date: 1982-12-10
Citations: 423 So. 2d 1138
Docket Number: No. 82-K-2282
Parties: STATE of Louisiana v. Larry STATHAM.
Judges: DIXON, C.J., would grant and consider whether there is sufficient evidence to support defendant’s guilt.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 423
Pages: 1138–1138

Head Matter:
STATE of Louisiana v. Larry STATHAM.
No. 82-K-2282.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
Dec. 10, 1982.

Opinion:
In re Larry Statham, applying for Writ of Certiorari, Parish of DeSoto, No. 46,497.
Granted. The sentence is set aside, and the case is remanded for resentencing with articulation of the reasons for not suspending the sentence.
DIXON, C.J., would grant and consider whether there is sufficient evidence to support defendant's guilt.
CALOGERO, J., would grant the writ.
DENNIS, J., would grant the writ. The trial transcript reveals no evidence that the defendant obstructed the officer in the performance of his duty.