Legal Opinion
State v. Collins
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided May 11, 2011No. 2010-KA-0757PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TERRI F. LOVE, Judge.
1 j Defendants Justin Collins and Marion Taylor were jointly indicted for second-degree murder in the shooting death of Jerome Sparkman. Defendants were found guilty and sentenced to life imprisonment at hard labor without benefit of probation, parole, or suspension of sentence. Defendants timely appeal.
We find that the trial court did not err in allowing the testimony outside the presence of Defendants. We find that the evidence was sufficient to support Defendant Collins’ conviction. We find that the admission of the 911 recordings did not implicate the Confrontation…
2Cases cited33 opinions
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- Bruton v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
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- Duncan v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
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