Legal Opinion
State v. Neal
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided May 2, 2017No. 51,274-KAPublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCox, J.
11Following a trial by jury, Rashard Neal was unanimously convicted as charged of second degree murder, in violation of La. R.S. 14:30.1. Neal was sentenced to the mandatory term of life imprisonment at hard labor without benefit of parole, probation, or suspension. Neal appeals only his conviction. For the following reasons, we affirm his conviction and sentence.
FACTS
At 8:32 p.m. on the evening of September 4, 2014, the Madison Parish Sheriffs Office in Tallulah, Louisiana, received a report of a shooting at a local carwash. When deputies arrived at the scene, they discovered that Lapatrick…
2Cases cited23 opinions
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- State v. SmithSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1995
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- State v. TateSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2003
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