Legal Opinion

State v. Brown

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Decided September 26, 2018No. 52,266-KAPublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtBrown, C.J.

*435Defendant, Kelvin Demarcus Brown, II, was charged by grand jury indictment with second degree murder, in violation of La. R.S. 14:30.1. After a bench trial, Defendant was found guilty as charged and sentenced to life imprisonment without the benefit of probation, parole, or suspension of sentence. On appeal, Defendant challenges the sufficiency of the evidence and argues that the trial court erred in allowing certain La. C.E. art. 404(B) evidence and impermissible hearsay to be admitted at trial. Defendant has also filed a pro se brief raising additional assignments of error. For the…

2Cases cited38 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. State v. SmithSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1995
  3. State v. PrieurSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1973
  4. State v. PigfordSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2006
  5. State v. SuttonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1983

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3Cited by4 opinions

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