Legal Opinion
State v. Holt
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided May 26, 2009No. 08-KA-1276PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MARION F. EDWARDS, Judge.
| gDefendant/appellant, Derrick Holt (“Holt”), appeals his conviction on two counts of second degree murder committed on September 6, 2003, violations of La. R.S. 14:30.1. For the reasons that follow, we affirm.
Following his indictment for the murders, Holt filed a Motion to Appoint a Sanity Commission to Determine Competency to Stand Trial. The trial court ordered that a sanity commission be appointed to determine his competency to stand trial and to determine his I.Q., i.e., his level of mental retardation. Subsequently, after a sanity hearing, the trial court found…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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- State v. KronLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2008
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