Legal Opinion
State v. Ruffins
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided December 10, 1999No. 32,870-KAPublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
748 So.2d 614 (1999)
STATE of Louisiana, Appellee,
v.
Carl C. RUFFINS, Appellant.
No. 32,870-KA.
Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.
December 10, 1999.
Louisiana Appellate Project by Peggy J. Sullivan, Counsel for Appellant.
Richard Ieyoub, Attorney General, Paul J. Carmouche, District Attorney, Brian L. King, Asst. Dist. Atty., Counsel for Appellee.
Before BROWN, WILLIAMS and STEWART, JJ.
STEWART, J.
Following a jury trial, the defendant, Carl C. Ruffins, was convicted of second degree murder, a violation of La. R.S. 14:30.1(A)(1). The trial court sentenced the defendant to life imprisonment…
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