Legal Opinion

State v. Ceasar

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Decided July 12, 2017No. 16-824Published

1Opinion of the Court

SAUNDERS, Judge.

|T Relator, Coby Quinton Ceasar, was convicted of second degree murder in the July 28, 2010 shooting death of his stepfather, Patrick Myles, Sr. This court affirmed Relator’s conviction finding the state presented sufficient evidence to meet its burden of showing Relator did not act in self-defense. State v. Ceasar, 14-141 (La. App. 3 Cir. 10/1/14), 149 So.3d 301, writ denied, 14-2228 (La. 8/28/15), 175 So.3d 961. Relator filed an application for post-conviction relief in the trial court which the trial court denied on September 19, 2016. Relator contends the trial court erred…

2Cases cited29 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  3. Jones v. BarnesSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  4. Smith v. PhillipsSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  5. Evitts v. LuceySupreme Court of the United States · 1985

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