Legal Opinion
State v. Walker
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided October 18, 2000No. 99-KA-2868PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJjiPLOTKIN, J.
Willmoth Walker was convicted of manslaughter, a violation of La. R.S. 14:31, and was sentenced to 80 years imprisonment at hard labor to run consecutively with any other sentence imposed, with credit for time served. He has appealed his conviction, asserting three assignments of error. We affirm for the reasons set forth below. STATEMENT OF THE CASE
Willmoth Walker was indicted on August 17, 1995, for the second-degree murder of Donna Pitt, a violation of La. R.S. 14:30.1. At his arraignment on August 21, 1995, he entered a plea of not guilty. On October 30, 1997, a twelve-member jury…
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