Legal Opinion
State of Louisiana v. Robert Leroy McCoy
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided October 19, 2016No. 2014-KA-1449PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHughes, J.
|, This is a direct appeal under LSA-Const. Art. Y, § 5(D)1 by the defendant, Robert LeRoy McCoy. The defendant was indicted by a Caddo Parish grand jury, on May 29, 2008, on three counts of first degree murder, for the murders of Willie Ray Young, Christine Colston Young, and Gregory Lee Colston, in violation of LSÁ-R.S. 14:30. After a trial, the jury found the defendant guilty as charged on all three counts. At the conclusion of the penalty phase of thé trial, the jury unanimously returned a verdict of death on all three counts, finding the aggravating- circumstance that the defendant…
2Cases cited161 opinions
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3Cited by16 opinions
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