Legal Opinion
State v. Sims
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided February 27, 2015No. 49,682-KAPublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGarrett, J.
hThe defendant, Larry W. Sims, was charged with second degree murder. Following a jury trial, he was convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to 40 years at hard labor. The defendant appealed. We affirm his conviction and sentence.
FACTS
In the early morning of November 19, 2011, the victim, Nelson Varela, was shot and killed in a trailer home in Caddo Parish. The residence was the home of a woman with whom the victim had a sexual relationship. She had left the night before with the defendant, leaving the victim at the trailer with her 11-year-old son, S.J. While watching television, the boy…
2Cases cited29 opinions
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