Legal Opinion

State v. Tasby

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Decided June 24, 1994No. 26103-KAPublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

639 So.2d 469 (1994)

STATE of Louisiana, Appellee,

v.

Vidale G. TASBY, Appellant.

No. 26103-KA.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

June 24, 1994.

Rehearing Denied August 11, 1994.

Indigent Defender Office, John M. Lawrence, Shreveport, for appellant.

Richard Ieyoub, Atty. Gen., Baton Rouge, Paul J. Carmouche, Dist. Atty., W. Stanley Lockard, Asst. Dist. Atty., Shreveport, for appellee.

Before SEXTON, VICTORY and BROWN, JJ.

BROWN, Judge.

During a cocaine sale, 18-year-old Vidale G. Tasby shot and killed 23-year-old James Williams, Jr. After rejecting Tasby's claim of self-defense, a jury found…

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2Cases cited24 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Chimel v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  3. State v. LobatoSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1992
  4. State v. WilliamsLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1984
  5. State v. BellamyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1992

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. State v. WhiteLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1996
  2. State v. HernandezLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1999
  3. State v. GraceLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2011
  4. State v. KirkLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2002
  5. Rodriguez v. DeenLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2000

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