Legal Opinion
State v. Cooley
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided May 23, 2018No. 51,895–KAPublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COX, J.,
Anton Caron Cooley ("Cooley") was convicted by a unanimous jury of the second degree murder of Karen Johnson, in violation of La. R.S. 14:30.1. His motions for post-verdict judgment of acquittal and new trial were denied. Cooley was sentenced to life imprisonment without benefits. He now appeals. For the following reasons, Cooley's conviction and sentence are affirmed.
FACTS
Late in the evening of April 7, 2014, Yolanda Bailey, a resident in the victim's neighborhood, made a 911 call reporting a woman's scream and two gunshots in the vicinity of Valley View Drive in Shreveport,…
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