Legal Opinion
State v. Lensey
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided November 18, 2015No. 50,242-KAPublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGarrett, J.
h Following a bench trial, the defendant, Cordelro Lensey, was convicted as charged of'second degree murder. The trial court imposed the mandatory sentence of life imprisonment without benefit of parole, probation or suspension of sentence. The defendant appeals. We affirm the defendant’s conviction' and sentence.
FACTS
On September 12, 2012, the defendant shot and killed the victim, Jason Williams, aka “J Rock.” íhe defendant and another man, Kevin Dison, Jr., were at Williams’s house in Shreveport to buy marijuana. The shooting was captured by the cameras from Williams’s home security video…
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- State v. SuttonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1983
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