Legal Opinion
State v. Farris
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided December 14, 2016No. 51,094-KAPublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCaraway, J.
|¶ Following a bench trial, Robert Calvin Farris was convicted of two counts of second degree murder and sentenced to life imprisonment at hard labor without benefits on each count, to be served consecutively. Farris now appeals. We affirm the defendant’s convictions and sentences.
Facts
On January 3, 2013, Madonna Wachter and Stephen Bryant were found dead in their home, located at 243 Columbia Street, in Shreveport, Louisiana. Both victims sustained fatal gunshot wounds. Officers discovered numerous threatening text messages in Madonna’s cellphone which referenced a $600 debt that she owed to…
2Cases cited49 opinions
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Mincey v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- State v. DortheySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1993
- State v. CaptvilleSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1984
- State v. SmithSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1995
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3Cited by11 opinions
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