Legal Opinion

State v. Gasser

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Decided July 3, 2019No. 18-KA-531Published

1Opinion of the CourtChaisson, J.

Defendant, Ronald Gasser, seeks review of his conviction and sentence for manslaughter. On appeal, he challenges the sufficiency of the evidence used to convict him and contends that his conviction by a non-unanimous jury violated his constitutional rights. In addition, defendant raises issues relating to the trial court's alleged improper admission of other crimes evidence, improper admission of evidence and argument relating to the possibility of retreat, and failure to properly instruct the jury. We have carefully considered defendant's arguments in light of the entire record and the…

2Cases cited43 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  3. State v. OliveauxSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1975
  4. State v. WeilandLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1990
  5. State v. HearoldSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1992

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