Legal Opinion
State v. Law
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided April 3, 2013No. 12-1024PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GREMILLION, Judge.
_Jj_On March 9, 2010, the State charged Defendant, DeMarcus W. Law, with second degree murder, a violation of La.R.S. 14:30.1, and attempted second degree murder, a violation of La.R.S. 14:27 and La. R.S. 14:30.1.
After pretrial hearings, jury selection began on January 17, 2012. The next day, the jury began hearing evidence; finally, on January 19, the jury found Defendant guilty as charged.
The trial court heard and denied Defendant’s Motion for New Trial on April 18, 2012. On April 25, 2012, the court sentenced Defendant to life imprisonment without benefit of parole,…
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