Legal Opinion
State v. Walker
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided May 17, 2017No. 51,217-KAPublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGarrett, J.
1 ]The defendant, Gary Lewis Walker, was convicted by a unanimous jury of the second degree murder of Francois Davis. Walker was ordered to serye the mandato*956ry sentence of life imprisonment at hard labor without benefit of parole, probation, or suspension of sentence. Walker appeals. For the following reasons, we affirm the conviction and sentence.
FACTS
Walker and Davis met through a chat line in 2004, and began a relationship in March 2013. Davis frequently stayed with Walker in his mobile home in- the KCS subdivision in Mansfield, Louisiana. Walker’s mother, Lula Benefield, lived next door.…
2Cases cited36 opinions
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Malloy v. HoganSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Hoffman v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1951
- McNeil v. WisconsinSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- State v. CaptvilleSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1984
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3Cited by28 opinions
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