Joe Litton Bailey v. Louisiana
DueProcess Punishment
Was the evidence presented to the jury sufficient to convict Bailey beyond a reasonable doubt?
QUESTION(S) PRESENTED ; 1) In this case, the responding police officer failed to preserve the alleged crime scene. There are no photos of the vehicle, the broken window, or of any : blood inside of the vehicle. In fact, the State did not present any physical evidence to establish the charged offense ever happened. Was the evidence presented to the jury in this case sufficient to convict Bailey beyond a reasonable doubt? 2) A six person jury found Bailey guilty of simply burglary. The State filed a habitual offender bill of information alleging Bailey to be a third felony offender. During the hearing, the State used information that was not presented to the jury. In the end, the trial court found Bailey to be a third felony otfender and imposed a sentence life imprisonment without benefits. ls Bailey's sentence unconstitutionally excessive? il