Opinion
NO. 2017–KA–0093
09-25-2017
Leon A. Cannizzaro, Jr., Donna Andrieu, ORLEANS DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, 619 South White Street, New Orleans, LA 70119, COUNSEL FOR APPELLEE/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
Leon A. Cannizzaro, Jr., Donna Andrieu, ORLEANS DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, 619 South White Street, New Orleans, LA 70119, COUNSEL FOR APPELLEE/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 )
Judge Rosemary Ledet
This 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.