Legal Opinion
State v. Leonard
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided December 26, 2018No. 2018-KA-0142PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Judge Joy Cossich Lobrano
Defendant, Tavis Leonard ("Defendant"), appeals his convictions for second degree murder, armed robbery, and attempted manslaughter. After reviewing the record and applicable law, we affirm Defendant's convictions.
PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
On June 25, 2015, the State indicted Defendant for the second degree murders of Charles Meyers (count 1) and Michael Meyers (count 4); the attempted second degree murders of Christopher Dorsey (count 2) and Torran Stewart (count 5); and the armed robbery of Christopher Dorsey and Charles Meyers (count 3). Defendant pled not guilty to all…
2Cases cited26 opinions
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- State v. MussallSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1988
- State v. HearoldSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1992
- State v. TateSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2003
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