Legal Opinion
State v. Stone
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided May 15, 2000No. 33,383-KAPublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
h GASKINS, J.
The defendant, Billy Ray Stone, was convicted by a unanimous jury of second degree murder, a violation of La. R.S. 14:30.1. The trial court sentenced the defendant to the mandatory term of life imprisonment at hard labor, without benefit of parole, probation or suspension. The defendant now appeals his conviction and sentence, asserting that there was insufficient evidence upon which to base his conviction. He also contends that the sentence imposed is excessive. For the following reasons, we affirm the defendant’s conviction and sentence.
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2Cases cited22 opinions
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- State v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1998
- State v. SuttonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1983
- State v. BosleyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1997
- State v. OwensLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1998
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