Legal Opinion
State v. Cortez
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided August 7, 2013No. 48,319-KAPublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGarrett, J.
I/The defendant, Jaime Cortez,1 was tried before a jury on two counts of attempted second degree murder and three counts of aggravated battery. On the two charges of attempted second degree murder, the jury returned responsive verdicts of attempted manslaughter on one count and aggravated battery on the other. The defendant was convicted as charged on two counts of aggravated battery; on the third *591count of aggravated battery, the jury convicted him of the responsive verdict of simple battery. He was sentenced to serve the following concurrent sentences: 14 years at hard labor for the…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- State v. HearoldSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1992
- Hudson v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- State v. SuttonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1983
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3Cited by12 opinions
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- State v. WashingtonLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2018
- State v. ThomasLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2015
- State v. AdamsLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2014
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