Legal Opinion
State v. Lewis
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided April 7, 2010No. 09-846PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SAUNDERS, Judge.
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On the night of November 2, 2004, the Defendant, Leonard Lewis, is alleged to have killed two men, James Smith and Edward Jones. The alleged offense occurred at 212 and 218 B & G Loop in Vernon Parish. Smith and his stepson, Jones, were out that night celebrating Jones’ birthday. After a night out celebrating, Smith and Jones went to the residence of Jeremy Blanchard, who lived next door to the Defendant.
Upon arriving at Blanchard’s residence, Jones exited the vehicle and spoke to Blanchard and confronted him over a crime that he had been…
2Cases cited62 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Faretta v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- United States v. LeonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Cuyler v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
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3Cited by14 opinions
- State v. MitchellLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2013
- State v. ThackerLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2015
- State v. BishopLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2011
- State v. ThackerLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2014
- State v. GriffinLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2017
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