Legal Opinion
State v. Morgan
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided May 16, 2018No. 2017–KA–0588PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Judge Roland L. Belsome
The Defendant, Joseph Morgan, seeks review of his second degree murder conviction and sentence. For the following reasons, we affirm the conviction; vacate the sentence and remand the case for re-sentencing.
STATEMENT OF THE CASE
On May 29, 2008, the Defendant1 was indicted with the second degree murder of Gervais Nicholas.2 He pled not guilty at arraignment. After a four-day trial, a twelve-person jury found the Defendant guilty as charged.3 The trial court denied the Defendant's motion for new trial and granted an appeal. Subsequently, the Defendant was sentenced to…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Miller v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 2012
- McConnell v. RhaySupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- State v. JacksonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1984
- Ida Mae Whitehurst, Etc. v. Edward L. Wright, Jr., Etc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
- State of Louisiana v. Eric Dale MickelsonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2014
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3Cited by4 opinions
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