Legal Opinion
State v. Smith
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided May 22, 2019No. 52,638-KAPublished
1Opinion of the Court
BLEICH, J. (Ad Hoc)
This criminal appeal arises from the 26th Judicial District Court, Parish of Bossier, the Honorable John M. Robinson presiding. Defendant, Jeffery Sanchez Smith, was convicted of manslaughter, in violation of La. R.S. 14:31. Defendant was sentenced to 38 years' imprisonment at hard labor. For the following reasons, Defendant's conviction and sentence are affirmed.
FACTS
Defendant, Jeffery Sanchez Smith, was charged by bill of indictment with the second degree murder of Jeremy Davis, in violation of La. R.S. 14:30.1. A jury trial commenced on April 30, 2018. Teresa Cooper,…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- State v. SmithSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1995
- State v. PigfordSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2006
- State v. TateSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2003
- Robertson v. Casual Corner Group, IncSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
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