State of Louisiana v. David Leger

Supreme Court of Louisiana FOR IMMEDIATE NEWS RELEASE NEWS RELEASE #027 FROM: CLERK OF SUPREME COURT OF LOUISIANA The Opinions handed down on the 26th day of June, 2019, are as follows: BY CLARK, J.: 2017-K-2084 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. DAVID LEGER (Parish of E. Baton Rouge) We granted certiorari in this case to review a judgment of the First Circuit Court of Appeal that modified defendant David Leger’s five vehicular homicide convictions to negligent homicide, vacated his sentences and remanded for resentencing. Specifically, we consider whether the state presented sufficient evidence that…