Legal Opinion
Kentrell Harrell v. Burl Cain, Warden
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 4, 2015No. 14-30373UnpublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
PER CURIAM: *
Kentrell Harrell was convicted of second-degree murder. His petition for writ of habeas corpus was denied, but the district court issued a certificate of appeala-bility (“COA”) on his claim that there was insufficient evidence to support the conviction. Because there was sufficient evidence to convince a rational jury that Harrell was guilty of second-degree murder, we affirm.
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In 2003, Caprice Anderson was shot and killed in New Orleans. 1 Her boyfriend, Harrell, was convicted of second-degree murder and sentenced to life imprisonment. He appealed on several grounds, including…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Parker v. MatthewsSupreme Court of the United States · 2012
- Cavazos v. SmithSupreme Court of the United States · 2011
- State v. HarrellLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2007
3Cited by1 opinion
- Williams v. HooperDistrict Court, W.D. Louisiana · 2021