Legal Opinion
State v. Edwards
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided August 19, 2009No. 44,552-KAPublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWilliams, J.
hA Webster Parish Grand Jury returned an indictment against the defendant, Emmanuel Edwards, for second degree murder, in violation of LSA-R.S. 14:30.1. The defendant pled guilty to manslaughter and was sentenced to serve 21 years in prison at hard labor. For the reasons set forth herein, we affirm the defendant’s conviction and sentence.
FACTS
The defendant was the father of one-year-old Trimicia Banks (“Trimicia”). On September 15, 2006, Trimicia was left with the defendant while her mother went to work. Trimicia died while in the defendant’s care. During an interview with police officers,…
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