Legal Opinion
State v. Williams
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided June 14, 2000No. 99-KA-1581PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
|,WALTZER, Judge.
STATEMENT OF THE CASE
On 28 November 1996, the Orleans Parish Grand Jury indicted Michael Williams, along with his sister, Betty Lawrence, and her son, Alvin Lawrence, on a charge of second degree murder of Richard Duskin, a violation of La.R.S. 14:30.1 Williams, through retained counsel, entered a plea of not guilty on 24 February 1997. On 13 April, trial was held before a twelve person jury. The State’s motion to sever Williams’ co-defendants was granted. Following a two day trial, the jury returned a verdict, finding Williams guilty of manslaughter. On 26 May 1998, the…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- State v. RosiereSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1986
- State Ex Rel. Elaire v. BlackburnSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1982
- McCray v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- State v. GanttLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1993
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