Legal Opinion
State v. Jackson
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided April 24, 2013No. 2012-KA-0090PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SANDRA CABRINA JENKINS, Judge.
| t Defendant, Ortiz Jackson was charged by grand jury indictment with the second degree murder of Mark Westbrook; he was tried by a twelve person jury and found guilty as charged.
The evidence presented at trial revealed that Westbrook was shot while hugging Terakeitha Calloway outside of Lucky’s Lounge in New Orleans on July 10, 2008. Calloway was also injured in the shooting but survived her wounds. Defendant timely appeals his sentence and conviction on the grounds that (1) he was denied his constitutional right to due process of law when he was convicted on a…
2Cases cited33 opinions
- Chambers v. MississippiSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- McDonald v. City of ChicagoSupreme Court of the United States · 2010
- Michigan v. BryantSupreme Court of the United States · 2011
- Apodaca v. OregonSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Cruz v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
28 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by8 opinions
- State v. FloresLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2014
- State v. HunterLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2018
- State v. JonesLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2013
- State v. WellsLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2016
- Jackson v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 2014
3 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.