Legal Opinion
State v. Edgar
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided September 18, 2013No. 2012-KA-0744PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JAMES F. McKAY, III, Chief Judge.
hThe defendant, Jamel L. Edgar, appeals his conviction and sentence. Finding no merit to his appeal, we affirm the conviction and sentence.
STATEMENT OF CASE
The defendant was charged by an indictment filed on June 11, 2009, with two counts of aggravated rape and two counts of aggravated kidnapping. He entered a not guilty plea on June 23, 2009, and on December 4, 2009, the district court denied the motions to suppress the evidence, statement, and identification. On May 23, 2011, the defendant’s trial began; it resumed on May 25, 2011, and concluded on May 26,…
2Cases cited43 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Davis v. AlaskaSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- State v. HearoldSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1992
- State v. CaptvilleSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1984
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3Cited by8 opinions
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