Legal Opinion
State v. Joseph
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided December 14, 2016No. 16-KA-349PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtChehardy, C.J.
hOn appeal, defendant challenges his second degree murder convictions. For the following reasons, we affirm.
Procedural History
On February 20, 2014, the Jefferson Parish grand jury indicted defendant, Ta-vis C. Joseph, and two co-defendants for the second degree murders of Nikiayh Westerfield and Dave Harrison, violations of La. R.S. 14:3o.!.1 On June 25, 2015, the trial court heard and denied defendant’s motion in limine to prohibit the introduction of “other crimes” evidence. Defendant sought review of that ruling in a timely-filed writ application, which this Court denied.2
On July 27, 2015,…
2Cases cited39 opinions
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- State v. OliveauxSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1975
- State v. WeilandLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1990
- State v. PrieurSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1973
- Copenhaver v. John Bonura & Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1925
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3Cited by10 opinions
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