Legal Opinion

State v. Butler

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Decided July 29, 2015No. 15-KA-89PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HANS J. LILJEBERG, Judge.

| ¡^Defendant appeals his conviction for second degree murder and two counts of intimidating a witness. For the following reasons, we affirm defendant’s convictions and sentences.

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

On July 19, 2012, a Jefferson Parish Grand Jury indicted defendant, Cornell D. Butler a/k/a “Poppa,” with second degree murder, in violation of La. R.S. 14:80.1, and two counts of intimidating a witness in violation of 14:129.1. On July 26, 2012, defendant pled not guilty to all three charges.

Defendant filed a motion to sever the second degree murder charge from the charges…

2Cases cited26 opinions

  1. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. State v. OliveauxSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1975
  3. State v. WeilandLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1990
  4. Ross Milling Co. v. GilibertiLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1925
  5. State v. PrieurSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1973

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. State v. MaizeLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2017
  2. State v. HicksLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2018
  3. State v. MoletteLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2018
  4. State v. PaulLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2016
  5. State v. AchellesLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2016

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