Legal Opinion
State v. Duke
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided November 7, 1997No. 96 KA 2738PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
JzFITZSIMMONS, Judge.
The defendant, Robert Lee Duke, was charged by grand jury indictment with second degree murder, a violation of La. R.S. 14:30.1. He pled not guilty and, after trial by jury, was found guilty of the responsive offense of manslaughter, a violation of La. R.S. 14:31. He received a sentence of ten years at hard labor. The defendant has appealed, alleging fourteen2 assignments of error.
Because we find merit in assignments of error numbers ten and twelve3, we must reverse and remand for a new trial. Therefore, we do not consider herein all of the errors assigned by the…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Lease Lights, Inc. v. Public Service Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1989
- State v. EatonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1988
- State v. WeilandSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1987
- State v. VampranLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1986
- State v. FordSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1979
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3Cited by1 opinion
- State v. DukeSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1998