Legal Opinion

State v. Givens

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Decided June 23, 2010No. 45,354-KAPublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

42 So.3d 451 (2010)

STATE of Louisiana, Appellee

v.

Zephan T. GIVENS, Appellant.

No. 45,354-KA.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

June 23, 2010.

Louisiana Appellate Project, by Paula Corley Marx, for Appellant.

Jerry L. Jones, District Attorney, George Daniel Ross, Ellen R. Eade, Assistant District Attorneys, for Appellee.

Before CARAWAY, DREW and MOORE, JJ.

DREW, J.

Zephan T. Givens killed Demetriac Trent by shooting him in the head with a pistol. Givens was initially indicted for first degree murder, then a superseding indictment charged him with second degree murder. He pled guilty to the…

2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. State v. DortheySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1993
  2. State v. BonannoSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1980
  3. State v. SmithSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1983
  4. State v. LanclosSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1982
  5. State v. JonesSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1981

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. State v. YoungLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2011
  2. State v. BlakeLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2018
  3. State v. CollierLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2016
  4. State v. LeeLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2017
  5. State v. CarmanLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2018

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