Legal Opinion
State v. Harvin
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided February 15, 2018No. 17–588Published
1Opinion of the Court
COOKS, Judge.
*908FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
On May 19, 1982, Defendant, Asahel Harvin, and a co-defendant, Roderick Smart, entered a taxi cab driven by James Mancil. Approximately halfway to their declared destination, Defendant asked Mancil to stop the car. Mancil was then shot by Defendant in the neck. Defendant and Smart then fled the taxi on foot. Mancil ultimately died from his injuries.
Defendant was indicted for first degree murder, a violation of La.R.S. 14:30, on August 3, 1982. Defendant was fifteen-years-old at the time of the offense. Defendant was found guilty of second degree…
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