Legal Opinion
State v. Martin
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided December 4, 2013No. 2013-KA-0115PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TERRI F. LOVE, Judge.
11 This appeal arises from the conviction and sentencing of the defendant for second degree murder. The defendant alleged that insufficient evidence was presented to support his conviction. He also asserted that the trial court erroneously admitted unauthenticated statements and alleged hearsay. Following the defendant’s conviction by the jury, the defendant claimed that the trial court abused its discretion in denying his motion for new trial.
We find that sufficient evidence was presented for the jury to find that the defendant murdered the victim beyond a reasonable…
2Cases cited25 opinions
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Sullivan v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
- State v. CaptvilleSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1984
- State v. NealSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2001
- State v. RosiereSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1986
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3Cited by8 opinions
- State v. GreenLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2015
- State v. HatfieldLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2014
- State v. AbbottLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2017
- State v. CanalesLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2014
- State ex rel. J.D.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 2014
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