Legal Opinion
State v. Coleman
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided November 14, 2018No. 52,074-KAPublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BLEICH, J. (Pro Tempore )
Following a jury trial in the Fourth Judicial District, Parish of Ouachita, State of Louisiana, the defendant, Cortez Coleman, was found guilty as charged of the second degree murder of Steve Brown. Coleman was sentenced to life imprisonment at hard labor, without benefit of probation, parole, or suspension of sentence, and he now appeals his conviction. For the following reasons, Coleman's conviction and sentence are affirmed.
FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
On April 18, 2013, deputies with the Ouachita Parish Sheriff's Office found Steve Brown lying on the ground outside…
2Cases cited33 opinions
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Huddleston v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
- State v. HearoldSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1992
- State v. SmithSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1995
- State v. PrieurSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1973
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3Cited by3 opinions
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