Legal Opinion
State v. Young
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided April 11, 1977No. 58707PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
344 So.2d 983 (1977)
STATE of Louisiana
v.
Roma YOUNG.
No. 58707.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
April 11, 1977.
Robert F. DeJean, Sr., Opelousas, for defendant-appellant.
William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., Barbara Rutledge, Asst. Atty. Gen., William C. Pegues, III, Dist. Atty., for plaintiff-appellee.
DENNIS, Justice.
Defendant, Roma Young, was charged by bill of information with second degree murder, for the fatal shooting of her husband, Clovees Young. La.R.S. 14:30.1. She was convicted by a twelve member jury, and sentenced to life imprisonment at hard labor without benefit of parole, probation or…
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