Legal Opinion
State v. Johnson
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided June 24, 2009No. 44,220-KAPublished
1Opinion of the Court
15 So.3d 371 (2009)
STATE of Louisiana, Appellee
v.
Brian Rudell JOHNSON, Appellant.
No. 44,220-KA.
Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.
June 24, 2009.
Rehearing Denied August 13, 2009.
Rick Lane Candler, for Appellant.
Paul J. Carmouche, District Attorney, Tommy J. Johnson, Geya Williams Prudhomme, Assistant District Attorneys, for Appellee.
Before BROWN, STEWART, and MOORE, JJ.
BROWN, Chief Judge.
Arguments between two local rap artists escalated into the death of 26-year-old Kiran Pierson and the second degree murder indictment of 27-year-old Brian Johnson. Claiming…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- State ex rel. D.P.B.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 2003
- State v. CurtisLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2004
- State v. JohnsonLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2009