Legal Opinion
State v. Pleasant
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided October 17, 2012No. 2011-KA-1675PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROSEMARYLEDET, Judge.
| j Marcus Pleasant appeals his conviction and life sentence for second degree murder, asserting that the evidence failed to *249support the jury’s verdict. Finding no error, we affirm.
STATEMENT OF THE CASE
On June 23, 2005, the State of Louisiana obtained an indictment charging Mr. Pleasant with the first degree murder of Alissa Kovach.1 Mr. Pleasant subsequently pled not guilty to the charge. The court denied Mr. Pleasant’s motion to suppress the statement on October 15, 2009. The State amended the charge to second degree murder on the first day of trial, February 9, 2011.…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- State v. MussallSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1988
- State v. CaptvilleSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1984
- State v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2001
- State v. NealSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2001
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3Cited by8 opinions
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- State v. CarterLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2013
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