Legal Opinion · Dissent
State v. Davis
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided October 23, 2013No. 13-275Published
1DissentConery, J.
11 Co-defendants, Robyn B. Little Davis and Carol Noland Saltzman were tried together and convicted of second degree murder and sentenced to life imprisonment based on controversial circumstantial evidence. In separate but essentially identical opinions, the majority chose to affirm each of their convictions and sentences. I respectfully dissent.
Louisiana Code of Criminal Procedure Article 790 mandates that after jury selection has been completed, “the jurors shall then be sworn together to try the case[.]” (Emphasis added). “Shall” means that it is mandatory. “Then” means right away, not…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Oubre v. Louisiana Citizens Fair PlanSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2011
- Moss v. StateSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2006
- Colvin v. LOUISIANA PATIENT'S COMP. FUNDSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2007
- In Re CleggSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2010
- Snowton v. Sewerage and Water Bd.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 2009
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