Legal Opinion
State v. Odums
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided November 30, 2016No. 50,969-KAPublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCaraway, J.
| Following a jury trial, Surcorey Odums was found guilty as charged of second degree murder, in violation of La. R.S. 14:30.1, and sentenced to life imprisonment at hard labor, without benefit of probation, parole, or suspension of sentence. Odums appeals his conviction and sentence. We affirm.
Facts
On February 11, 2010, James Pouncy was found in his vehicle on a Shreveport residential street with multiple gunshot wounds. Pouncy later died from his wounds. Upon investigation, Shreveport police officers were unable to locate any eyewitnesses to the shooting or identify the shooter from the…
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