State of Louisiana v. Rodricus C. Crawford
Supreme Court of Louisiana
1Opinion of the Court
WEIMER, Justice.
| tThis is a direct appeal under La. Const, art. V, § 5(D) by defendant, Rodri-cus Crawford. Defendant was indicted by a grand jury for the first degree murder of his one-year-old son, committed while engaged in the perpetration of cruelty to juveniles and second degree cruelty to juveniles and while the victim was under twelve years of age. Following the close of evidence, a jury unanimously found defendant guilty as charged and, at the conclusion of the penalty phase of the trial, recommended a sentence of death. The *16trial court sentenced defendant to death in accordance…
Also in this document: Concurring in part, dissenting in part.
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