Legal Opinion
State v. Burns
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided September 22, 2010No. 45,539-KAPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtStewart, J.
hThe defendant, James Edward Burns, was convicted of violating La. R.S. 14:30.1, second degree murder. He was sentenced to life at hard labor without benefit of probation, parole, or suspension of sentence. The defendant now appeals, raising three assignments of error. For the reasons discussed below, the defendant’s conviction and sentence are affirmed.
FACTS
The evidence presented at James Burns’ trial for second degree murder, which took place between August 31, 2009 and September 4, 2009, established the following facts:
Daisy May testified that on September 29, 2007, while she was being…
2Cases cited21 opinions
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- State v. SmithSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1995
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