Legal Opinion

State v. Quinn

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Decided August 21, 2013No. 2012-KA-0689PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Judge TERRI F. LOVE.

[ iThis appeal arises from the defendant’s conviction of two counts of second degree murder, by non-unanimous verdicts, and his sentence of life imprisonment without the possibility of parole, probation, or suspension of sentence.

We find that sufficient evidence existed such that a trier of fact could have found the defendant guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. We find that the trial court judge’s limitation of the cross-examination of the State’s witness’ criminal history constitutes harmless error. Further, we find that the trial court did not abuse its discretion in…

2Cases cited54 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Delaware v. Van ArsdallSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  3. Davis v. AlaskaSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
  4. Manson v. BrathwaiteSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
  5. State v. DortheySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1993

49 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. State v. RaineyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2016
  2. State v. GautreauxLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2014
  3. State of Louisiana v. Antoine EdwardsLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2022
  4. State of Louisiana v. Landon D. QuinnSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2018
  5. State of Louisiana v. Warren Ray GautreauxLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2014

Showing a preview — retrieve the full document via the Exa API.

Powered by the Exa API