Legal Opinion
State v. Allen
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided October 17, 2001No. 2000-KA-0346PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
hPER CURIAM.
We reverse and remand this second degree murder verdict because of the legal errors committed during the jury selection process and the failure to grant a mistrial based on the continued display of a photograph of the victim at the prosecutor’s table and a witness wearing a T-shirt depicting the deceased victim. Two judges, concur, with separate reasons that inadmissible hearsay was improperly admitted at trial.
*380 PROCEDURAL HISTORY
Defendant Lonnie Allen was charged by grand jury indictment with first degree murder, a 'violation of La. R.S. 14:3o.1 Defendant pleaded not guilty.…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- United States v. CronicSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Tichnell v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- State v. TaylorSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1996
- Burdine v. JohnsonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2001
- State v. JonesSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1980
10 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by7 opinions
- State v. LeeLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2002
- State v. AllenLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2004
- State v. DoucetteLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2018
- Ford v. Nationwide Mutual Fire InsuranceDistrict Court, D. Maine · 2002
- S.L.B. v. C.E.B.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 2018
2 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.