Legal Opinion
State v. Kirk
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided August 8, 2012No. 2011-KA-1218PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROSEMARY LEDET, Judge.
bin this criminal case, the defendant, Keith Kirk, appeals his conviction on one count of second degree murder, in violation of La. R.S. 14:30.1, and the life sentence imposed on him. Mr. Kirk alleges two assignments of error: 1) that the trial court erred in denying his challenges for cause as to six prospective jurors, and 2) that the State failed to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that Mr. Kirk did not shoot and kill the victim, Tyrone Anderson, in self-defense. Finding no error, we affirm.
STATEMENT OF THE CASE
On October 29, 2009, Mr. Kirk was indicted by a grand jury…
2Cases cited23 opinions
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