1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. So.2d
  4. 508 So.2d
  5. 508 So.2d 152 (1987)
 

STATE v. MARTIN

No. KA-5671.

508 So.2d 152 (1987)

STATE of Louisiana v. Wendell MARTIN.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

May 12, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., Barbara Rutledge, Asst. Atty. Gen., Harry F. Connick, Dist. Atty., William A. Marshall, Asst. Dist. Atty., New Orleans, for appellee.

Dwight Doskey, Orleans Indigent Defender Program, New Orleans, for appellant.

Before KLEES, LOBRANO and WARD, JJ.

LOBRANO, Judge.

Defendant, Wendell A. Martin, was charged by grand jury indictment with the second degree murder of Leo Purcell, a violation of LSA R.S. 14:30.1. On August 26, 1985 defendant pled not guilty. Following a jury trial defendant was found guilty as charged. On February 10, 1986, defendant was sentenced to life imprisonment without benefit of parole, probation or suspension of sentence with credit for time served.

FACTS:

On April 24, 1985...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases