13 results for 'cat:"Evidence" AND cat:"Murder" AND cat:"Self Defense"'.
J. Jewell finds that defendant was properly convicted of murder for the shooting death of a victim in a shopping center parking lot. The circumstantial and forensic evidence, which included bullets recovered from the area of the shooting, was sufficient to support defendant's conviction. Affirmed.
Court: Texas Courts of Appeals, Judge: Jewell, Filed On: April 16, 2024, Case #: 14-22-00561-CR, Categories: evidence, murder, self Defense
J. Tabor finds that defendant was properly convicted of first-degree murder after shooting a police officer. Officers did not use excessive force in attempting to detain defendant, and he knowingly and willfully shot and killed a sergeant while police attempted to enter his home in an act that did not constitute self defense. Affirmed.
Court: Iowa Court Of Appeals, Judge: Tabor, Filed On: January 10, 2024, Case #: 22-1103, Categories: evidence, murder, self Defense
J. Pitman finds that defendant was properly convicted of second degree murder. The evidence shows that defendant stabbed the victim, the father of her ex-girlfriend's child, when the victim attempted to retrieve his daughter after defendant and the mother were involved in a fight. Witnesses testified that when the victim arrived to pick up his child, defendant asked him if he wanted to fight, armed herself with two knives and swung them at the victim. Therefore, defendant did not act in self defense. Affirmed.
Court: Louisiana Court Of Appeal, Judge: Pitman, Filed On: January 10, 2024, Case #: 55,450-KA, Categories: evidence, murder, self Defense
J. Tavitas finds that the lower court properly allowed text messages to be admitted in defendant's murder and robbery trial because the messages concerned the planning and intent of the robbery. Meanwhile, evidence did not indicate that the victim was armed with a gun or that the killing was done in self-defense. Affirmed.
Court: Indiana Court Of Appeals, Judge: Tavitas, Filed On: November 2, 2023, Case #: 22A-CR-2993, Categories: evidence, murder, self Defense
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J. Kemp finds the trial court properly convicted defendant for capital murder and aggravated robbery, sentencing him to life without parole. Eyewitness accounts, including one from defendant’s girlfriend, reveal that defendant approached a man who purchased marijuana from him with allegedly counterfeit money. Defendant took money and certain possessions from the man as the victim approached. After a brief physical altercation, defendant shot the victim. Nearby security camera footage corroborates the testimony. All evidence supports conviction and the proposed defense of justification and a denied motion for mistrial are not preserved for review. Affirmed.
Court: Arkansas Supreme Court, Judge: Kemp, Filed On: November 2, 2023, Case #: CR-22-776, Categories: evidence, murder, self Defense
[Consolidated.] J. Wilson finds that defendant was properly convicted on two counts of first-degree murder and given consecutive life sentences stemming from the shooting deaths of his wife and stepson. The evidence "overwhelmingly" indicates that the homicides were not done in self-defense. Also, defendant's motion to change venue was properly denied because he did not show there was "an overriding prejudice in the community that affected his right to an impartial jury." Affirmed.
Court: Louisiana Court Of Appeal, Judge: Wilson, Filed On: October 18, 2023, Case #: KA-23-18, Categories: evidence, murder, self Defense
J. Lowy affirms the defendant’s convictions for murder and assault and battery by means of discharging a firearm. While the judge erred in failing to present examination of numerous witnesses to instances where the victim initiated violence, not including this additional evidence is unlikely to have prejudiced the jury in this case.
Court: Massachusetts Supreme Court, Judge: Lowy, Filed On: August 14, 2023, Case #: SJC-13357, Categories: evidence, murder, self Defense
J. Wendlandt finds that the lower court properly convicted defendant of murder and unlawful discharge of a firearm. While defendant was not properly notified that his interrogation would be recorded, it does not mean it should have been suppressed during his trial because he was advised that anything he said could and would be used against him in court. However, his conviction for unlawful possession is vacated. Affirmed in part.
Court: Massachusetts Supreme Court, Judge: Wendlandt, Filed On: July 25, 2023, Case #: SJC-12835, Categories: evidence, murder, self Defense
J. Dysart finds that defendant was properly convicted of second degree murder, obstruction of justice, and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. Defendant does not show that he was acting in self-defense when he shot the victim. Further, a crime camera video shows that the victim was not in possession of a gun, and the autopsy report indicates that eight of the twelve bullets that hit the victim were fired into the victim's back and that all of the bullets were from the same gun. Affirmed.
Court: Louisiana Court Of Appeal, Judge: Dysart, Filed On: July 6, 2023, Case #: 2022-KA-0742, Categories: evidence, murder, self Defense
J. Marcotte finds that defendant was properly convicted of two counts of second-degree murder. Defendant does not show that he was acting in self-defense when he shot the victims. There was testimony that defendant began fighting with the victims and had been looking for them over a dispute concerning his girlfriend. Affirmed.
Court: Louisiana Court Of Appeal, Judge: Marcotte, Filed On: June 28, 2023, Case #: 55,052-KA, Categories: evidence, murder, self Defense
J. Soto finds a lower court ruled correctly in convicting defendant of murder after he shot someone during an apparent altercation. Defendant argued prosecutors had not provided adequate evidence to disprove his claim that he acted in self-defense, but the record raises doubts about a number of defendant’s characterizations about the incident, including his claim that he was not using drugs or alcohol. Affirmed.
Court: Texas Courts of Appeals, Judge: Soto, Filed On: May 11, 2023, Case #: 08-22-00151-CR, Categories: evidence, murder, self Defense