Legal Opinion

State of Louisiana v. Willie James Robertson

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided June 30, 2015No. 2014-K -0945Published

1Opinion of the Court

Supreme Court of Louisiana FOR IMMEDIATE NEWS RELEASE NEWS RELEASE #032 FROM: CLERK OF SUPREME COURT OF LOUISIANA The Opinions handed down on the 30th day of June, 2015, are as follows: PER CURIAM: 2014-K -0945 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. WILLIE JAMES ROBERTSON (Parish of Lafayette)(Second Degree Murder) Under these circumstances, the court of appeal correctly concluded that rational jurors would necessarily have reasonable doubt as to whether defendant's unauthorized presence in the home was a substantial contributing factor in the victim's death, the precipitating event leading to the sudden…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. State v. MussallSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1988
  3. State v. CaptvilleSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1984
  4. State v. CallowaySupreme Court of Louisiana · 2009
  5. Durden v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1982

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