Legal Opinion
State v. Williams
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided June 20, 2012No. 47,146-KAPublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGaskins, J.
liThe defendant, Darrius R. Williams, was convicted of second degree murder for killing a 17-month-old child with an assault rifle. He was sentenced to life imprisonment without the benefit of parole, probation or suspension of sentence. He appeals, asserting two assignments of error. We affirm the defendant’s conviction and sentence.
FACTS
Shortly before 4:00 a.m. on August 30, 2008, the 17-year-old defendant and an accomplice were involved in a shooting at a house on Lillian Street in Shreveport. They were looking for a man with whom a friend of theirs was having a dispute over a girl. The…
2Cases cited30 opinions
- Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Arizona v. FulminanteSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- State v. EdwardsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1982
- State v. BertrandSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2009
- State v. TartSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1996
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