Legal Opinion
State v. Brooks
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided October 20, 1999No. 98-KA-1124PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
b MURRAY, Judge.
Defendant Ronald Brooks appeals his conviction and sentence for second-degree murder. We affirm.
STATEMENT OF THE CASE:
Ronald Brooks was charged by grand jury indictment on July 3, 1997 with second degree murder. He pled not guilty. In a pre-trial motion, defense counsel moved to have evidence seized from Mr. Brook’s home suppressed alleging that the search warrant was defective. Following a hearing, the trial court denied the motion. Mr. Brooks initially was tried on September 15, 1997. A mistrial was declared after the jury declared it was unable to reach a verdict. Following…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- State v. DuncanSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1982
- State v. ByrdSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1990
- State v. MansoSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1984
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