Legal Opinion
State v. Barnes
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided December 11, 2013No. 13-576PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GENOVESE, Judge.
Ijn this criminal case, Defendant, Rodney Ian Barnes, appeals his second degree murder conviction, alleging that the trial court erred in denying his motion for new trial. For the following reasons, we affirm Defendant’s conviction.
FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
During a domestic argument, Defendant shot his girlfriend, Chackawanda Beard, in the presence of her two teenage daughters. She died as a result of the gunshot wound.
Defendant was charged with the second degree murder of Ms. Beard on July 29, 2010. He was originally tried for the shooting death of the victim in March…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- Sullivan v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
- Yates v. EvattSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- State v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1995
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