Legal Opinion
State v. Escobar-Rivera
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided January 24, 2012No. 11-KA-496PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FREDERICKA HOMBERG WICKER, Judge.
| ¡/This is the third case in a series of the Gomez Bar murders to come before this Court on appeal. In this case, the defendant appeals his convictions and three consecutive life sentences for three counts of second degree murder. He contends that the trial court erred in failing to grant the motion to suppress his statement; by not requiring a unanimous jury verdict; and by imposing consecutive sentences. For the reasons that follow, the convictions and sentences are affirmed.
Factual and Procedural Background
On October 30, 2008, shortly after 2:00 P.M., the…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- State v. OliveauxSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1975
- State v. WeilandLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1990
- Copenhaver v. John Bonura & Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1925
- State v. DavenportLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2008
- State v. JacobsLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2011
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3Cited by18 opinions
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