Legal Opinion

State v. Jones

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided January 29, 2001No. 99-K-2207PublishedCited by 35 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

778 So.2d 1131 (2001)

STATE of Louisiana

v.

Dwain Michael JONES.

No. 99-K-2207.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

January 29, 2001.

Richard P. Ieyoub, Attorney General, Eddie Knoll, District Attorney, David E. Lafargue, Assistant District Attorney, Counsel for Applicant.

Louisiana Appellate Project, Paula C. Marx, Counsel for Respondent.

PER CURIAM:[*]

In this prosecution for first degree murder following the death of respondent's 22-month-old daughter, Aspen, respondent entered a guilty plea to manslaughter, La. R.S. 14:31, and received a sentence of 20 years imprisonment at hard labor. Because manslaughter…

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2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. State v. SepulvadoSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1979
  2. State v. BonannoSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1980
  3. State v. CookSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1996
  4. State v. GuzmanSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2000
  5. State v. GodejohnSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1983

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3Cited by35 opinions

  1. State v. LawsonLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2004
  2. State v. LagardeLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2007
  3. State v. UlohoLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2004
  4. State v. FairleyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2002
  5. State v. VentressLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2002

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