Legal Opinion
State v. Tolliver
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided May 13, 2009No. 08-1486PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PICKETT, Judge.
FACTS
On April 14, 1985, Yolande Landry Theriot was raped and murdered in her home.
On February 19, 2004, the Lafayette Parish Grand Jury indicted the defendant, Rodney J. Tolliver, with one count of first degree murder. Based on the defendant’s age at the time of the offense, the state amended the defendant’s indictment to charge him with second degree murder, in violation of La.R.S. 14:30.1.
At the conclusion of trial, which commenced on April 17, 2007, and ended on April 24, 2007, the jury found the defendant guilty as charged. On May 7, 2007, the sentencing court imposed the…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- State v. HearoldSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1992
- Copenhaver v. John Bonura & Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1925
- State v. MacOnSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2007
- State v. BlankSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2007
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3Cited by7 opinions
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- State ex rel. D. G.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 2010
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- State of Louisiana v. Derrick Cardet WithersLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2023
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