Legal Opinion
State v. Pyke
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided May 4, 1994No. CR93-1506PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
640 So.2d 460 (1994)
STATE of Louisiana, Plaintiff-Appellee,
v.
William PYKE, Defendant-Appellant.
No. CR93-1506.
Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.
May 4, 1994.
Richard W. Vidrine, Ville Platte, for State of Louisiana.
John Larry Vidrine, Ville Platte, for William D. Pyke.
Before GUIDRY, DOUCET and COOKS, JJ.
COOKS, Judge.
William Pyke was tried on a charge of attempted second degree murder in violation of LSA-R.S. 14:30.1 and 14:27. He was convicted as charged by an eleven to one verdict, and sentenced to serve 50 years at hard labor. We reverse.
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