Legal Opinion
State v. Tatum
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided August 15, 2012No. 47,292-KAPublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCaraway, J.
|T Following a jury trial, Gerald Tatum was convicted of armed robbery, in violation of La. R.S. 14:64. The defendant admitted being a second felony offender and was sentenced to 55 years at hard labor without benefit of probation, parole, or suspension of sentence. Tatum appeals his conviction and sentence. We affirm.
Facts
On December 22, 2010, two masked men entered the Family Dollar Store in Columbia, Louisiana, and robbed the store manager and assistant manager of $2600. One of the men was armed with a gun and entered the manager’s office, held a gun to her cheek and demanded that she open…
2Cases cited28 opinions
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- State v. DortheySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1993
- State v. BonannoSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1980
- State v. SmithSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1983
- State v. LanclosSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1982
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3Cited by5 opinions
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