Legal Opinion
State v. Mickelson
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided December 14, 2016No. 50,940-KAPublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the CourtWilliams, J.
hThe defendant, Eric Dale Mickel-son, was charged by a grand jury indictment with first degree murder, a violation of LSA-R.S. 14:30. A jury returned a unanimous verdict of guilty as charged and recommended the death penalty; the trial court formally sentenced the defendant to death. Following a direct appeal to the Louisiana Supreme Court, the defendant’s conviction and sentence were reversed and the matter was remanded to the trial court for a new trial. State v. Mickelson, 2012-2539 (La. 9/3/14), 149 So.3d 178 (“Mickelson I”).
On remand, a second trial by jury was held, and the defendant…
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