Legal Opinion
State v. Sumler
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided May 2, 2017No. 51,324-KAPublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLolley, J.
hThis criminal appeal arises from the Fourth Judicial District Court, Ouachita Parish, Louisiana. In 1994, the defendant, Charles Sumler, was convicted of second degree murder, committed when he was a juvenile. He received the mandatory sentence of life imprisonment without benefit of probation, parole, or suspension of sentence. His conviction and sentence were upheld on appeal. Following the per cu-riam decision in State v. Montgomery, 2013-1163 (La. 06/28/16), 194 So.3d 606, the trial court vacated Sumler’s sentence and resentenced him to life imprisonment at hard labor, with the benefit…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Miller v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 2012
- Montgomery v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 2016
- State v. TateSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2013
- State v. HattonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2008
- State v. MontgomerySupreme Court of Louisiana · 2016
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3Cited by22 opinions
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