Legal Opinion

State v. Hamilton

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Decided November 20, 2013No. 12-204PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

KEATY, Judge.

Defendant appeals his convictions and sentences for second degree murder and attempted second degree murder. For the following reasons, we affirm.

PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

11Defendant, Jody D. Hamilton, entered into a plan with Demarcus Law and Edward Paige to steal drugs from someone else. On December 12, 2009, Defendant and Law went to the residence where the drugs were located, and Law kicked in the door. Defendant then shot Dakaria Williams, who was in the living room, in the leg. Law proceeded to the kitchen where Paige and Shamichael Berryman were and began shooting. Defendant…

2Cases cited32 opinions

  1. Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  2. Sullivan v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
  3. Yates v. EvattSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
  4. Ferry v. Holmes & Barnes, Ltd.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1929
  5. Guinn v. KempLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1931

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. State v. QueenLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2018
  2. State v. BroussardLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2017
  3. State v. HamiltonLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2017
  4. State of Louisiana v. Mark Anthony BroussardLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2017
  5. State of Louisiana v. Timothy H. Queen -Aka- Timothy Hugh QueenLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2018

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