Legal Opinion
State v. Molette
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided October 17, 2018No. 17-KA-697PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtChehardy, C.J.
On appeal, defendant challenges the trial court's denial of his motion to sever his trial from that of his co-defendants. For the following reasons, we affirm.
Procedural History
On January 23, 2014, a Jefferson Parish Grand Jury indicted defendant, Tommie C. Molette a/k/a Tucker Molette, for the second degree murder of Deshon Evans, in violation of La. R.S. 14:30.1 (count one), and the attempted second degree murder *1084of Jonquell Neal, in violation of La. R.S. 14:27 and La. R.S. 14:30.1 (count two).1
On May 22, 2017, trial commenced before a twelve-person jury.2 After a six-day trial, the jury…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- State v. OliveauxSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1975
- Zafiro v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
- State v. WeilandLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1990
- State v. PrudholmSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1984
- State v. DeruiseSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2001
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3Cited by8 opinions
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