Legal Opinion
State v. Thomas
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided June 19, 2008No. 08-KA-113PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SUSAN M. CHEHARDY, Judge.
12Michael Thomas appeals his conviction of manslaughter and the resulting sentence of 23 years. We affirm.
The defendant was indicted by a grand jury for violation of La.R.S. 14:30.1, second degree murder. He entered a plea of not guilty and filed several pre-trial motions, including motions to suppress the evidence, confession, and identification, which were denied after a hearing. After a three-day trial, on January 10, 2007 a 12-member jury found the defendant guilty of the lesser-included offense of manslaughter, by a vote of ten to two. On March 8, 2007, the…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- State v. OliveauxSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1975
- State v. WeilandLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1990
- State v. SmithSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2003
- Associated Motors, Inc. v. BurkLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1929
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