Legal Opinion

State v. Duvall

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Decided December 28, 1999No. 97 KA 2173PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

| .GUIDRY, J.

Defendant, Thomas Lester Duvall, was charged by indictment with one count of second degree murder, a violation of La. R.S. 14:30.1, and pled not guilty. Following a jury trial, he was found guilty as charged and was sentenced to life imprisonment at hard labor without benefit of probation, parole, or suspension of sentence. He moved for post-verdict judgment of acquittal and for a new trial, but the motions were denied. He also moved for reconsideration of sentence, but the motion was denied. The defendant now appeals, designating three assignments of error by counseled brief and…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  3. Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1993
  4. State v. ForetSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1993
  5. State v. JulukeSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1999

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3Cited by10 opinions

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  4. State v. GilliamLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2014
  5. State Of Louisiana v. Nathan CurryLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2019

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