Legal Opinion
State v. Thomas
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided December 6, 2012No. 2011-KA-1219PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOY COSSICH LOBRANO, Judge.
11 Defendant, Burtell Thomas, was charged by grand jury indictment with second degree murder, a violation of La. R.S. 14:30.1. He was tried by a twelve-person jury and found guilty as charged. The trial court denied defendant’s motion for new trial and sentenced him to life imprisonment at hard labor, without benefit of probation, parole, or suspension of sentence. Defendant now appeals.
FACTS
Defendant was convicted of second degree murder for the shooting death of Lashaun Butler (“Lashaun”).
At trial, New Orleans Police Department (NOPD) Assistant Police…
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