Legal Opinion
State v. Bates
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided November 8, 1996No. 95 KA 1513PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
683 So.2d 1370 (1996)
STATE of Louisiana
v.
Paul BATES.
No. 95 KA 1513.
Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.
November 8, 1996.
Karen Goodwin, Donald North, Baton Rouge, for State-Appellee.
Michael Pawlus, Lance Engola, Sr., Lloyd S. Sibley, Amite, for Defendant-Appellant.
Before LOTTINGER, C.J., and FOIL and FOGG, JJ.
FOGG, Judge.
Defendant, Paul Bates, was charged by grand jury indictment with second degree murder of his wife, Carolyn Bates, a violation of LSA-R.S. 14:30.1. He pled not guilty and waived his right to a jury trial. The trial court found him guilty as charged and sentenced him to…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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- State v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1995
- State v. LombardSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1986
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3Cited by19 opinions
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