Legal Opinion
State v. Pitre
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided December 17, 2004No. 2004 KA 0545PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
J^WHIPPLE, J.
The defendant, Calvin R. Pitre, was charged by grand jury indictment with first degree murder. He pled not guilty. The district attorney amended the indictment to allege second degree murder in violation of LSA-R.S. 14:30.1. Defendant was arraigned again and pled not guilty to that charge. After a trial by jury, defendant was found guilty as charged. He was sentenced to life imprisonment at hard labor, without benefit of parole, probation, or suspension of sentence.
On appeal, defendant asserts five assignments of error as a basis for reversal of his conviction and sentence, as…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Strickler v. GreeneSupreme Court of the United States · 1999
- State v. PrudholmSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1984
- State v. SandersSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1994
- State v. SonnierSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1980
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3Cited by8 opinions
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- State v. GrossLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2017
- State v. McCrayLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2005
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