Legal Opinion
State v. Desoto
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided March 17, 2009No. 2007-K-1804Published
1Opinion of the Court
6 So.3d 141 (2009)
STATE of Louisiana
v.
Jake DESOTO.
No. 2007-K-1804.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
March 17, 2009.
James D. Caldwell, Attorney General, Charles Riddle, District Attorney, Norris J. Greenhouse, Assistant District Attorney, for applicant.
Jonathan T. Gaspard, for respondent.
JOHNSON, Justice.[1]
Jake Desoto (Desoto) shot and killed his friend, Kain Roy, (Roy) in a hunting accident. He was charged by bill of indictment with negligent homicide in violation of LSA-R.S 14:32. Following trial on the merits, an Avoyelles Parish jury returned a unanimous verdict of guilty as charged. The trial…
2Cases cited20 opinions
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- State v. MussallSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1988
- State v. CaptvilleSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1984
- State v. MartinSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1989
- State v. BarberousseSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1985
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