Legal Opinion
State v. Joseph
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided June 13, 2012No. 11-1583PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GENOVESE, Judge.
| defendant, Christopher Henry Joseph, appeals his first degree murder conviction and life sentence, alleging insufficiency of the evidence and excessive sentence. We vacate Defendant’s conviction and sentence for first degree murder, render a judg*924ment of conviction on the lessor included responsive offense of second degree murder, and remand the case to the trial court for resentencing.
FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
On August 28, 2008, Defendant shot and killed Darius Wilson. He was indicted on October 31, 2008, for first degree murder, a violation of La.R.S. 14:30. Subsequent…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- State v. HearoldSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1992
- State v. CaptvilleSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1984
- Hudson v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- State v. BourqueSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1993
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3Cited by4 opinions
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- State of Louisiana v. Christopher H. JosephLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2016