Legal Opinion

State v. Jackson

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Decided April 10, 2013No. 47,856-KAPublished

1Opinion of the CourtMoore, J.

11Antonio Jackson appeals his conviction of aggravated burglary and his sentence, as a fourth felony offender, of life in prison without benefits. We affirm.

Factual Background

Early on the morning of June 7, 2009, MJ was in her apartment on Harvey Place, a housing project in Jonesboro, Louisiana. MJ was 61 years old and confined to a wheelchair, having lost one leg and suffering from diabetic neuropathy in the other. Unable to sleep, she was talking to a friend on the landline phone. She testified that around 3 a.m., she heard a knock on her front door. She asked who was there, and a voice…

2Cases cited25 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. State v. SmithSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1983
  3. State v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1998
  4. State v. PigfordSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2006
  5. State v. SmithSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2003

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