Legal Opinion
State v. Williams
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided November 7, 2018No. 18-KA-112PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtChehardy, C.J.
Defendant, Dwayne Williams, appeals his conviction and sentence for second degree murder. For the reasons that follow, we affirm defendant's conviction and sentence and remand the matter for correction of the State of Louisiana Uniform Commitment Order.
FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
Robert Howard was shot in the carport outside of his home on the evening of April 16, 2009 and died three weeks later on May 10, 2009. His cause of death was a gunshot wound to the neck that transected his spinal cord.
On the night of the shooting, the victim's father, Robert England, was inside when he heard five…
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