Legal Opinion
State v. O'NEAL
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided April 8, 2009No. 44,067-KAPublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDrew, J.
|, Christopher O’Neal was convicted of second degree murder and sentenced to life imprisonment at hard labor, without benefit of probation, parole, or suspension of sentence. He appeals. We affirm.
FACTS
On May 13, 2006, the defendant shot and killed Carlos Johnson in the carport of Johnson’s Queensborough area home in Shreveport. Johnson and his wife had just returned home from shopping. In June 2006, the defendant was indicted for second degree murder, and in November 2007, a jury returned a verdict of guilty.
On appeal, the defendant claims two trial errors:
• the denial of his motion to…
2Cases cited27 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Michigan v. LongSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Pennsylvania v. MimmsSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Horton v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
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3Cited by10 opinions
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- State v. WilliamsLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2011
- State v. EvansLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2013
- State v. BassLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2010
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