State v. Messiah
Supreme Court of Louisiana
1Opinion of the Court
538 So.2d 175 (1988)
STATE of Louisiana
v.
Keith E. MESSIAH.
No. 85-KA-1659.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
December 12, 1988.
Rehearing Denied January 19, 1989.
William M. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., Harry F. Connick, Dist. Atty., Beryl McSmith, Asst. Dist. Atty., for plaintiff-appellee.
Dwight Doskey, Orleans Indigent Defender Program, for defendant-appellant.
DIXON, Chief Justice.
Keith E. Messiah appeals his conviction for first degree murder and his sentence of death.
On Mardi Gras day, February 15, 1983, Bernice Holman was shot and killed in the parking lot of the Popeye's Fried Chicken located on the…
Also in this document: Dissent; Concurring in part, dissenting in part.
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