Legal Opinion
State v. Colby
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided May 30, 2018No. 51,907–KAPublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWilliams, J.
The defendant, Mark Edward Colby, was charged by bill of indictment with second degree murder, in violation of La. R.S. 14:30.1. Following a jury trial, he was found guilty as charged. He was sentenced to life imprisonment without the benefit of parole, probation or suspension of sentence. For the following reasons, we affirm.
FACTS
On September 10, 2014, the Shreveport Police Department ("SPD") responded to a report of a deceased person at a residence. The police officers arrived at the home of the victim, 53-year-old Angela Godley, and discovered that she had been shot multiple times. The…
2Cases cited82 opinions
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