Legal Opinion
State v. Palmer
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided January 26, 2011No. 45,627-KAPublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtStewart, J.
|2The defendant, Kenneth Palmer, was convicted of second degree murder and sentenced to life imprisonment at hard labor without benefit of parole, probation, or suspension of sentence. He now appeals, asserting two assignments of error. For the reasons set forth below, we affirm Palmer’s conviction and sentence.
FACTS
On October 19, 2007, Palmer shot and killed Brandon Robertson. Palmer’s theory of the case was that he shot Robertson in self-defense. The following evidence was adduced at Palmer’s jury trial.
Robertson, along with his girlfriend, Felicia Taylor, and their child, lived in the…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- State v. HearoldSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1992
- State v. SmithSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1995
- State v. PigfordSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2006
- Hudson v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
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3Cited by8 opinions
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