Legal Opinion

State v. Bryant

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided October 16, 2012No. 2012-K-233PublishedCited by 31 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

JOHNSON, Justice.

|tWe granted this writ application to determine whether the court of appeal erred in overturning defendant’s conviction for aggravated burglary. Finding the evidence sufficient to support the trial judge’s finding that defendant, Jerome Bryant, Jr., entered the victim’s home, we reverse.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

On February 5, 2009, Jason Goetz, who resided at 433 Pennsylvania Avenue in Shreveport, Louisiana, was home alone with his two-year-old daughter. Mr. Goetz testified he heard a noise at the french doors at the back of his house and walked over to investigate. The…

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2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. State v. CaptvilleSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1984
  3. State v. TateSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2003
  4. State v. ChismSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1983
  5. State v. PaceSupreme Court of Iowa · 1999

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3Cited by31 opinions

  1. State v. WilliamsLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2013
  2. State v. MoutonLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2013
  3. State v. DickersonLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2014
  4. State v. VailLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2017
  5. State v. CarterLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2015

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