Legal Opinion

State v. Jackson

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Decided May 25, 2016No. 2015-KA-0809PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ROSEMARY LEDET, Judge.

hln this criminal appeal, Jeffrey Washington and Myron Jackson appeal their convictions for second degree murder and attempted second degree murder. For the reasons that follow, we affirm.1

STATEMENT OF THE CASE

On January 17, 2013, Mr. Washington and Mr. Jackson were jointly charged by a grand jury indictment with second degree murder, a violation of La. R.S. 14:30.1, and attempted second degree murder, a violation of La. R.S. 14:27,14:30.1. On January 24, 2013, Mr. Washington and Mr. Jackson were arraigned and both pleaded not guilty.

In January 2015, a five-day jury…

2Cases cited51 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. McDonald v. City of ChicagoSupreme Court of the United States · 2010
  3. State v. MussallSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1988
  4. State v. HearoldSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1992
  5. Apodaca v. OregonSupreme Court of the United States · 1972

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. State v. HawkinsLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2017
  2. State v. HandyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2017
  3. Starks v. StarksLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2018
  4. State Of Louisiana v. Christopher Deandre ThorntonLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2020
  5. State Of Louisiana v. Sidney Frank Phillips, Jr.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 2023

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