Legal Opinion
State v. Jacobs
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided April 5, 2010No. 2009-K-1304Published
1Opinion of the Court
32 So.3d 227 (2010)
STATE of Louisiana
v.
Lawrence JACOBS.
No. 2009-K-1304.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
April 5, 2010.
2Per curiam
The defendant was found guilty as charged on two counts of second degree murder by a unanimous twelve-person jury and was sentenced to two consecutive life sentences at hard labor, without the benefit of parole, probation, or suspension of sentence. On appeal, the defendant asserted sixteen assignments of error. The appellate court found merit in the defense's claim that the trial judge failed to properly address two of the defendant's Batson[1] objections raised during voir dire,…
Also in this document: Dissent · Johnson; Dissent · Johnson.
3Cases cited10 opinions
- Batson v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Hernandez v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Miller-El v. DretkeSupreme Court of the United States · 2005
- Snyder v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 2008
- State v. ManningSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2004
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