Legal Opinion
State v. Speed
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided January 14, 2009No. 43,786-KAPublishedCited by 182 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCaraway, J.
| T Samuel Lynn Speed was convicted by a jury of aggravated second degree battery, in violation of La. R.S. 14:34.7, and adjudicated a second felony habitual offender. He received a sentence of 16 years at hard labor without benefit of probation, parole or suspension. Speed appeals his conviction and sentence. We affirm the conviction and, as amended, affirm the sentence.
Facts
On March 9, 2006, at approximately 1:00 a.m., Sheteda Johnson was asleep in the home she occupied with her three children and Samuel Speed, her boyfriend. Johnson was sleeping alone in her bedroom when she was awakened…
2Cases cited41 opinions
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- State v. DortheySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1993
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- State v. SmithSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1995
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3Cited by182 opinions
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