Legal Opinion
State v. McKinney
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided December 22, 2004No. 39,037-KAPublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
I, STEWART, J.
The defendant, Edward James McKinney (“McKinney”), was found guilty in a jury trial of second degree murder and was sentenced to life without benefit of parole, probation, or suspension of sentence. McKinney appeals citing error in the jury instructions and insufficiency of the evidence. However, for the reasons that follow, we affirm his conviction and sentence.
FACTS
On September 1, 2002, Tatum Strogen (“Strogen”) went to the Expo Hall in Shreveport to attend a rap concert with her cousin and group of young ladies. But after it was announced that the performer *739was going to…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- State v. GilliamLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2002
- State v. McAllisterSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1978
- State v. IrvineSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1988
- State v. WilliamsLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1992
- State v. WilliamsLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1995
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3Cited by1 opinion
- State v. MotleyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2005