Legal Opinion
State v. Francis
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided April 3, 2013No. 12-1221PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PAINTER, Judge.
_jjDefendant, James R. Francis, appeals his conviction and sentence on the charge of second degree murder. For the following reasons, we affirm Defendant’s conviction and sentence and further order the trial court to inform Defendant of the correct prescriptive period of La.Code Crim.P. art. 930.8 by sending appropriate written notice to Defendant within ten days of the rendition of this opinion and to file written proof that Defendant received the notice into the record.
FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
On August 31, 2008, Defendant shot the victim, Qaher Abualoff, in the parking…
2Cases cited25 opinions
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Crawford v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
- State v. MussallSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1988
- State v. CaptvilleSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1984
- State v. SmithSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1995
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