Legal Opinion
State v. Mason
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided January 16, 2013No. 47,642-KAPublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HARRISON, Judge Pro Tem.
The defendant, Jason Edward Mason, Jr., was convicted of second degree murder in the drive-by shooting death of a 16-year-old girl. He was sentenced to the mandatory term of life imprisonment without the benefit of parole, probation or suspension of sentence. He appeals, asserting four assignments of error. We affirm the defendant’s conviction and sentence.
FACTS
At about 4:30 p.m. on November 27, 2007, the victim, Latora Wiley, was walking with a large group of teenagers on Ledbetter Street in Shreveport.1 Some members of the group were walking on the sidewalk, others…
2Cases cited28 opinions
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Batson v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Rice v. CollinsSupreme Court of the United States · 2006
- State v. SmithSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1995
- State v. PigfordSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2006
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3Cited by5 opinions
- State v. JohnsonLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2015
- State v. WinzerLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2014
- State v. DavisLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2013
- State v. PassanitiLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2014
- State v. WilliamsLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2016