Legal Opinion
State v. Zeno
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided March 13, 2002No. 01-1340PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
11 COOKS, Judge.
Defendant appeals his second degree murder conviction. For the following reasons, we affirm.
FACTS
On December 8, 1999, Defendant, Jason Leopold, and Anthony Pierson were riding with Shane Hopkins in his car in Lafayette Parish. At trial, Defendant testified he thought they were going to meet some women, but the foursome instead traveled to Larribee Pit Road, a dark and secluded area, and stopped. All four men exited the car. Apparently, there was a plan afoot to rob a nearby house. At trial, Leopold, Pierson, and Defendant gave different versions of who wanted to rob the house…
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