Legal Opinion
State v. Williams
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided January 20, 2016No. 2015-KA-0866PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DENNIS R. BAGNERIS, SR., Judge.
hThe defendant, Steven Williams, appeals his second-degree murder conviction and his sentence of life imprisonment at hard labor with the possibility of parole. For the reasons that follow, we affirm the conviction and the sentence imposed.
STATEMENT OF CASE
On Octobér 8, 2009, the State indicted the defendant for the April 3, 2006, second degree murder of Demarcus Jordan. At the time of the murder, the defendant was seventeen years old. The defendant pled not guilty. However, on January 9, 2012, following a three day trial, the defendant was found guilty as…
2Cases cited28 opinions
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