Legal Opinion
State v. Matthews
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided March 8, 1985No. 84-K-2083PublishedCited by 93 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
464 So.2d 298 (1985)
STATE of Louisiana
v.
Robert MATTHEWS.
No. 84-K-2083.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
March 8, 1985.
Granted. This case is remanded to the Court of Appeal for reconsideration under the proper standard of review. When the accused asserts justification as a defense to murder, the state bears the burden of proving beyond a reasonable doubt that the killing was not justified. State v. Lynch, 436 So.2d 567 (La.1983); State v. Patterson, 295 So.2d 792 (La.1974). On review, the question therefore is not whether a rational fact-finder could have found that the state had proved the essential…
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