Legal Opinion

State v. Kight

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Decided June 5, 2019No. 18-974PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

PERRY, Judge.

*28Daniel Heath Kight ("Defendant") appeals his mandatory sentence of life imprisonment without benefit of parole, probation, or suspension of sentence for the second degree murder of David Scasino ("Scasino"). For reasons which follow, we affirm Defendant's sentence.1

FACTS AND PROCEDURE

Scasino and Defendant, who were friends, had trailer homes next to each other in Vinton, Louisiana. On the morning of September 22, 2014, Scasino was found dead in his trailer home by Mark Kidder, a neighbor and friend. The Calcasieu Parish Coroner's report showed Scasino suffered multiple stab…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. State v. DortheySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1993
  3. State v. SepulvadoSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1979
  4. State v. LynchSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1983
  5. Wing v. N. O. Public Service, Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1931

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3Cited by1 opinion

  1. State of Louisiana v. Frin Wayne CowardLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2020

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