Legal Opinion
State v. Thomas
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided June 15, 1993No. 92-KA-1596PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BYRNES, Judge.
A twelve member jury found Michael Thomas guilty of second degree murder, a violation of R.S. 14:30.1, and Stanley Thomas and John Thomas were found guilty of manslaughter, violations of R.S. 14:31. The trial court sentenced Michael Thomas to life imprisonment at hard labor without the benefit of probation, parole, or suspension of sentence. Stanley Thomas was sentenced to ten years at hard labor and John Thomas was sentenced to five years at hard labor. All three appealed. We affirm.
STATEMENT OF THE FACTS
On New Year’s Eve 1990, Joyce Brum-field, her husband Stanley Brumfield,…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- State v. WrightSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1984
- State v. JacobsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1987
- State v. ShapiroSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1983
- State v. AugustineSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1990
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3Cited by4 opinions
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- State v. ThomasLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1999
- Thomas v. CainCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2004
- State v. BarrLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1994