Legal Opinion
State v. Ott
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided January 5, 2012No. 2010-KA-1307PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROLAND L. BELSOME, Judge.
|TOn June 11, 2007, Robin Malta was discovered bludgeoned to death in his apartment at 634 Port Street in New Orleans. Subsequently, the defendant, Mark Ott, was charged with second-degree murder in the death of Mr. Malta. At his arraignment, the defendant pled not guilty.
During a four day trial, the jurors heard testimony from investigators involved in the case, experts, and lay witnesses. At the conclusion of the trial, the jury returned a verdict of guilty, with ten jurors finding the defendant guilty as charged and two finding him guilty of manslaughter. Following…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Apodaca v. OregonSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- State v. WrightSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1984
- State v. SmithSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1992
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3Cited by13 opinions
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