Legal Opinion
State v. Royal
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided September 30, 2003No. 03-KA-439PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
2CLARENCE E. McMANUS, Judge.
On December 7, 2000, a Jefferson Parish grand jury indicted defendant, Terrance Royal, along with Gregory Lewis and Johnny White, for the second degree murder of Tahaira Chopin in violation of LSA-R.S. 14:3o.!.1 Defendant was also indicted for obstruction of justice in violation of LSA-R.S. 14:130.1. On December 15, 2000, defendant was arraigned on the charges and entered a plea of not guilty to both counts. After filing various pretrial motions, which were heard and denied, defendant proceeded to trial by jury on September 17, 2002.
After a three-day trial, a…
2Cases cited29 opinions
- Delaware v. Van ArsdallSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Davis v. AlaskaSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Sullivan v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
- State v. OliveauxSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1975
- State v. DortheySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1993
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3Cited by23 opinions
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