Legal Opinion
State v. Williams
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided January 27, 2010No. 44,977-KAPublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMoore, J.
I,The defendant, Jessie James Williams, was convicted of attempted second degree murder. He was adjudicated a second felony habitual offender and sentenced to 100 years at hard labor to run consecutively with the remainder of his paroled conviction for forcible rape and with credit for time served. The defendant now appeals. We affirm.
FACTS
On August 2, 2008, police were called to the scene of a stabbing at an abandoned house in the 2800 block of Hardy in Shreveport. Upon arrival they found the victim, Carolyn Taylor, sitting on the front porch with an injured leg and with gashes in her throat…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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3Cited by8 opinions
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