Legal Opinion
State v. Smoot
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided January 15, 2014No. 13-KA-453PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROBERT A. CHAISSON, Judge.
| gDefendant, Cody Smoot, appeals his conviction and sentence for second degree murder. For the reasons that follow, we affirm defendant’s conviction and his sentence of life imprisonment without benefit of parole, probation, or suspension.
PROCEDURAL HISTORY
On August 25, 2011, a Jefferson Parish Grand Jury returned an indictment, charging defendant with the second degree murder of Johnny Ferrell in violation of LSA-R.S. 14:30.1. At his arraignment held on August 30, 2011, defendant pled not guilty. The matter thereafter proceeded to trial before a 12-person jury on…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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- Mathes v. SchwingLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1929
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3Cited by19 opinions
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