Legal Opinion
State v. Smith
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided May 20, 2015No. 49,839-KAPublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtPitman, J.
|,A nonunanimous jury convicted Defendant Andrew Levell Smith of second degree murder, and he was sentenced to life in prison without parole. Defendant appeals his conviction and sentence. For the reasons stated herein, we affirm Defendant’s conviction and sentence.
FACTS
Defendant was charged with second degree murder, in violation of La. R.S. 14:30.1, in the shooting death of Prentiss Tyre Britton, which occurred on the night of May 7, 2013, at the Peach Street Apartments, a.k.a. Cooper Road Plaza Apartments, in Shreveport, Louisiana. A jury trial was held in June 2014 and the following…
2Cases cited29 opinions
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- State v. DortheySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1993
- State v. BonannoSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1980
- State v. SmithSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1995
- State v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1998
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