Legal Opinion
State v. Hopson
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided March 30, 1999No. 98-KA-943PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
735 So.2d 81 (1999)
STATE of Louisiana
v.
Derrick G. HOPSON.
No. 98-KA-943.
Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fifth Circuit.
March 30, 1999.
Bertha M. Hillman, Thibodaux, for Appellant.
Harry J. Morel, Jr., District Attorney, Jeffery Rome, Assistant District Attorney, Hahnville, for Appellee.
Panel composed of Judges EDWARD A. DUFRESNE, Jr., MARION F. EDWARDS and THOMAS C. WICKER, Jr., Pro Tempore.
EDWARDS, J.
Defendant, Derrick G. Hopson, appeals his conviction for second degree murder. We affirm.
Defendant was originally charged with committing first degree murder in violation of LSA-R.S. 14:30. Defendant…
2Cases cited29 opinions
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- State v. OliveauxSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1975
- State v. WeilandLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1990
- State v. MussallSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1988
- State v. CaptvilleSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1984
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