Legal Opinion
State v. Reeves
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided May 5, 2009No. 2006-KA-2419PublishedCited by 72 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TRAYLOR, Justice. *
_JjOn December 13, 2001, a Calcasieu Parish grand jury indicted the defendant, Jason Reeves, for the first degree murder of a four year old girl, identified as M.J.T., which occurred on November 12, 2001, in violation of La. R.S. 14:30. Reeves’ first trial began with jury selection on October 27, 2003, and ended in a mistrial on November 9, 2003.
Reeves’ retrial commenced with jury selection on October 12, 2004. On November 5, 2004, the jury returned a unanimous verdict of guilty as charged. After a penalty phase hearing, the same jury unanimously recommended a sentence of…
2Cases cited63 opinions
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