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State v. Shelton

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Decided September 28, 2011No. 11-22PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

COOKS, Judge.

| PROCEDURAL HISTORY

On August 15, 2007, a grand jury indicted Shawn Shelton (Shelton), charging him with the second degree murder of Justin James (James) on October 30, 2005. The indictment alleged the murder was committed during the perpetration or attempted perpetration of forcible rape. Shelton pled not guilty on November 17, 2008. An amended indictment/bill of information was filed on February 5, 2010, revising the charge to manslaughter, a violation of La. R.S. 14:31(A)(2)(a).

The jury convicted Shelton of manslaughter on March 19, 2010. He was *514previously convicted in Nevada…

2Cases cited23 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. State v. MussallSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1988
  3. State v. CaptvilleSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1984
  4. State v. SmithSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1995
  5. State v. PigfordSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2006

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. State v. AguillardLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2018
  2. State v. ShaikhLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2016

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