Legal Opinion
State v. Nixon
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided April 13, 2018No. 2017 KA 1582PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHigginbotham, J.
*276The defendant, Lamont James Nixon, Jr., was charged by grand jury indictment with second degree murder, a violation of La. R.S. 14:30.1.1 He pled not guilty and, following a jury trial, was found guilty as charged. The defendant was sentenced to life imprisonment at hard labor without benefit of parole, probation, or suspension of sentence. The defendant now appeals, designating two counseled assignments of error and two pro se assignments of error.
FACTS
On the night of August 8, 2013, three men wearing masks entered Vincent Naquin's house on Louise Street in Houma. Vincent was home with some…
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