Legal Opinion
State v. Spencer
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided October 8, 2014No. 2014-KA-0003PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TERRI F. LOVE, Judge.
b Melik Spencer (“Mr. Spencer”) appeals his convictions and sentences for violation of La. R.S. 14:64 and 14:64.3, armed robbery with a firearm. Mr. Spencer assigns as error that the State failed to present sufficient evidence for the jury to find, beyond a reasonable doubt, that he was guilty of armed robbery with a firearm. Additionally, Mr. Spencer avers that the sentences imposed by the trial court were excessive. We find that in light of Mr. Spencer’s taped confession to police, the testimony of the victims, and their positive identification of Mr. Spencer, the…
2Cases cited46 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Manson v. BrathwaiteSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- State v. SepulvadoSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1979
- State v. CaptvilleSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1984
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3Cited by8 opinions
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