Legal Opinion
State v. Scott
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided May 31, 2012No. 11-KA-999PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JUDE G. GRAVOIS, Judge.
|2The defendant, Renard Scott, has appealed his conviction of second degree murder. For the reasons that follow, we affirm defendant’s conviction and sentence.
FACTS
On the evening of July 3, 2005, Trellas Porter was shot and killed on the inside of his home in Harvey, Jefferson Parish, Louisiana. Defendant and his co-defendant, Cedric Lewis, were tried together for this murder. This appeal involves only defendant.
At trial, Ms. Alicia Porter, the mother of the victim, testified that on the evening of July 3, 2005, she was in her bedroom watching television when she heard…
2Cases cited27 opinions
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Kyles v. WhitleySupreme Court of the United States · 1995
- State v. OliveauxSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1975
- State v. WeilandLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1990
- State v. HearoldSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1992
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