Legal Opinion
State v. Thomas
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided December 2, 1992No. 24368-KAPublishedCited by 99 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
[1] A jury found Leonard Thomas guilty as charged of second degree murder, LSA-R.S. 14:30.1. After denying post-trial motions, the district court sentenced him to a mandatory term of life imprisonment. Reserving six assignments of error, he now appeals. For the following reasons, we affirm.
[2] FACTS
[3] On the Easter Sunday afternoon of April 15, 1990, several hundred persons gathered at Bilberry Park in Shreveport. Late in the day, a fight erupted somewhere on the grounds. Immediately thereafter, when gunfire could be heard in the area, people began running in different directions for cover.…
2Cases cited25 opinions
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Tibbs v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Castaneda v. PartidaSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- State v. MussallSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1988
- State v. SmithSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1983
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3Cited by99 opinions
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- State v. GipsonLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1996
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