Legal Opinion
State v. Jones
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided November 2, 2011No. 11-399PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PAINTER, Judge.
| defendant, Wayne K. Jones, Jr., appeals his conviction for attempted second degree murder. Finding that the evidence was sufficient to support the conviction, we affirm, vacate the habitual offender sentence, and remand with instructions.
FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
On October 8, 2008, at about 4:18 p.m., Corporal Dwayne Petroski of the Lake Charles Police Department was dispatched to 2013 9th Street where he found Kesiah Melbert in the passenger seat of a vehicle. He discovered that she had been shot several times.
On January 29, 2010, Wayne K. Jones, Jr., Defendant, was…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- State v. MacOnSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2007
- State v. ReedLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2002
- State v. ThomasLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2010
- State v. ClarkLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1994
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