Legal Opinion
State v. Nelson
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided December 17, 2008No. 2008-KA-0584PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EDWIN A. LOMBARD, Judge.
statement of the Case
On October 17, 2007, after a trial by jury, Defendant/Appellant, Donald R. Nelson (“Mr. Nelson”) was found guilty as charged of attempted simple burglary and was sentenced to serve three years at hard labor, to run concurrently with any other sentence he may be serving. Mr. Nelson now appeals his conviction, arguing that the State failed to produce sufficient evidence to prove that he was the perpetrator of the crime.
Relevant Facts
At about midnight on February 11, 2007, Shelia Connolly (“Ms. Connolly”) and Libby Krimsier (“Ms. Krimsier”) were being…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Manson v. BrathwaiteSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- State v. CaptvilleSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1984
- State v. NealSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2001
- State v. BrownSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2005
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3Cited by11 opinions
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- State v. CalisteLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2013
- State v. LambertLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2016
- State v. JohnsonLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2010
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