Legal Opinion
State v. Cooks
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided December 14, 2011No. 2011-KA-0342PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROLAND L. BELSOME, Judge.
| Defendant-Appellant was found guilty as a principal of attempted second-degree murder. Considering the record in its entirety, we find that the evidence was insufficient to support the conviction under these particular facts and circumstances, and vacate Appellant’s conviction and sentence.
STATEMENT OF THE CASE
Defendant-Appellant Ulysses M. Cooks was charged by bill of information on June 4, 2009, with being a principal to attempted second degree murder, a violation of La. R.S. 14:24, 14:27 and 14:80.1. Defendant was jointly indicted with Joshua Lyons, who was…
2Cases cited41 opinions
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- State v. MussallSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1988
- State v. HearoldSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1992
- State v. WrightSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1984
- State v. JacobsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1987
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3Cited by18 opinions
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