Legal Opinion
State v. Perez-Espinosa
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided April 10, 2019No. 18-KA-576Published
1Opinion of the CourtJohnson, J.
*1120Defendant/Appellant, Viusqui Perez-Espinosa, appeals his convictions and sentences for second degree murder and obstruction of justice from the 24th Judicial District Court, Division "K". For the following reasons, we vacate Defendant's sentences and remand the matter for further proceedings.
FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
On May 4, 2017, a Jefferson Parish Grand Jury returned a true indictment charging Defendant with second degree murder in violation of La. R.S. 14:30.1 (count one) for the killing of Ives Alexis Portales-Lara and obstruction of justice in violation of La. R.S. 14:130.1 (count…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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- State v. ClarkLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2015
- State v. Aguliar-BenitezLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2016
- State v. DanielsLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2013