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100 Louisiana opinions name it 2 courts 1986–2026 10 in the last five years
The cases below were cited by Louisiana courts in a sentence that names this issue. Sides come from how each citing opinion treated the case (Syfertize flag on that citation), so a case can appear on both: that is where the law is contested. A red or yellow chip is the case's own overall treatment.
| Case | Followed | Cited |
|---|---|---|
State v. Lombardgreen2 sentences2019"In reviewing defendant's claim, this court must determine whether a rational trier of fact, viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the prosecution, could have found that the mitigatory factors were not established by a preponderance of the evidence." State v. Lombard, 486 So.2d 106 , 111 (La.1986) (citations omitted). 2019"In reviewing defendant's claim, this court must determine whether a rational trier of fact, viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the prosecution, could have found that the mitigatory factors were not established by a preponderance of the evidence." State v. Lombard, 486 So.2d 106 , 111 (La.1986) (citations omitted). | 19 | 51 |
State v. Smithgreen2 sentences2002State v. Lombard, 486 So.2d 106, 110-111 (La.1986); State v. Smith, 490 So.2d 365, 370 (La.App. 1st Cir.), writ denied, 494 So.2d 324 (La.1986). 1996Lombard, 486 So.2d at 111 ; Smith, 490 So.2d at 370 . | 6 | 7 |
Jackson v. Virginiared2 sentences1994Under Lombard , an appellate court, in reviewing a defendant's claim that he proved the statutory mitigatory factors of sudden passion or heat of blood, "must determine whether a rational trier of fact, viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the prosecution, could have found that the mitigatory factors were not established by a preponderance of the evidence." Lombard thus involved application of the sufficiency of the evidence standard enunciated in Jackson v. Virginia, 443 U.S. 307 , 99 S.Ct. 2781 , 61 L.Ed.2d 560 (1979), to the defendant's burden of proving the mitigating factor 1994Under Lombard , an appellate court, in reviewing a defendant's claim that he proved the statutory mitigatory factors of sudden passion or heat of blood, "must determine whether a rational trier of fact, viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the prosecution, could have found that the mitigatory factors were not established by a preponderance of the evidence." Lombard thus involved application of the sufficiency of the evidence standard enunciated in Jackson v. Virginia, 443 U.S. 307 , 99 S.Ct. 2781 , 61 L.Ed.2d 560 (1979), to the defendant's burden of proving the mitigating factor | 2 | 5 |
State v. Bryangreen2 sentences1999State v. Bryan, 454 So.2d 1297 (La.App. 3 Cir.1984), writ denied, 458 So.2d 128 (La.1984). 1999State v. Bryan, 454 So.2d 1297 (La.App. 3 Cir.1984), writ denied, 458 So.2d 128 (La.1984). | 1 | 6 |
State v. Bryangreen2 sentences1999State v. Bryan, 454 So.2d 1297 (La.App. 3 Cir.1984), writ denied, 458 So.2d 128 (La.1984). 1999State v. Bryan, 454 So.2d 1297 (La.App. 3 Cir.1984), writ denied, 458 So.2d 128 (La.1984). | 1 | 6 |
State v. Robinsongreen2 sentences1996State v. Thorne, supra ; State v. Robinson, supra . 1996Lawrence v. Smith, 571 So.2d 133, 136 (La.1990), appeal after remand, 584 So.2d 334 (La.App. 3 Cir. 1991), writ denied, 586 So.2d 566 (La.1991); State v. Robinson, supra. In reviewing a claim that defendant proved the presence of the mitigating factors by a preponderance of the evidence, the appellate court must determine whether a rational trier of fact, viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the prosecution, could have found that the mitigatory factors were not established by a preponderance of *1264 the evidence. | 1 | 2 |
State v. Masseygreen1 sentence2024In State v. Massey, 535 So.2d 1135, 1137 (La. | 1 | 1 |
| State v. Dillgreen | 1 | 1 |
| State v. Copelandgreen | 1 | 1 |
| State v. Copelandgreen | 1 | 1 |
| State Ex Rel. Lawrence v. Smithgreen | 1 | 1 |
| State v. Ducksworthgreen | 1 | 1 |
| Case | Negative | Cited |
|---|---|---|
| No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Louisiana. Read the followed side critically anyway. | ||
| Case | Cited | Years |
|---|---|---|
State v. Lawson
green
2 sentences2013State v. Lawson, 08-123 (La.App. 5 Cir. 11/12/08) ; 1 So.3d 516, 523 . 2012State v. Lawson, 08-123 (La.App. 5 Cir. 11/12/08) ; 1 So.3d 516, 523 . | 7 | 2009–2013 |
State v. Johnson
neutral
2 sentences2012Id. 2008Id. | 6 | 2004–2012 |
State v. Smith
green
2 sentences2002State v. Lombard, 486 So.2d 106, 110-111 (La.1986); State v. Smith, 490 So.2d 365, 370 (La.App. 1st Cir.), writ denied, 494 So.2d 324 (La.1986). 1994State v. Lombard, 486 So.2d 106, 110-111 (La.1986); State v. Smith, 490 So.2d 365, 370 (La.App. 1st Cir.), writ denied, 494 So.2d 324 (La. 1986). *304 In his brief to this Court, the defendant states: What could be more of a provocation than to be pursued by another who is carrying a butcher knife? | 6 | 1992–2002 |
State v. Dobbins
neutral
2 sentences2013Id. 2012State v. Dobbins, 05-342 (La.App. 5 Cir. 12/27/05) ; 920 So.2d 278, 284 . | 5 | 2009–2013 |
State v. Barbarin
neutral
2 sentences2011State v. Barbarin, 04-1094, p. 10 (La.App. 5 Cir. 3/1/05), 900 So.2d 95, 101 . 2007State v. Barbarin, 04-1094 (La.App. 5 Cir. 3/1/05) , 900 So.2d 95, 101 . | 3 | 2006–2011 |
State v. Roy
green
2 sentences2010State v. Jackson, 34,076 (La.App. 2 Cir. 12/6/00), 774 So.2d 1046 ; see also Jackson v. Virginia, supra; Moore v. Duckworth, 443 U.S. 713 , 99 S.Ct. 3088 , 61 L.Ed.2d 865 (1979); State v. Roy, 395 So.2d 664 (La.1981). 1988State v. Bryan, 454 So.2d 1297 (La.App. 3rd Cir.), cert. denied, 458 So.2d 128 (1984); see also Jackson v. Virginia, 443 U.S. 307 , 99 S.Ct. 2781 , 61 L.Ed.2d 560 (1979); Moore v. Duckworth, 443 U.S. 713 , 99 S.Ct. 3088 , 61 L.Ed.2d 865 (1979); State v. Roy, 395 So.2d 664 (La.1981). | 3 | 1986–2010 |
Moore v. Duckworth
green
2 sentences2010State v. Jackson, 34,076 (La.App. 2 Cir. 12/6/00), 774 So.2d 1046 ; see also Jackson v. Virginia, supra; Moore v. Duckworth, 443 U.S. 713 , 99 S.Ct. 3088 , 61 L.Ed.2d 865 (1979); State v. Roy, 395 So.2d 664 (La.1981). 2010State v. Jackson, 34,076 (La.App. 2 Cir. 12/6/00), 774 So.2d 1046 ; see also Jackson v. Virginia, supra; Moore v. Duckworth, 443 U.S. 713 , 99 S.Ct. 3088 , 61 L.Ed.2d 865 (1979); State v. Roy, 395 So.2d 664 (La.1981). | 3 | 1986–2010 |
State v. Johnson
neutral
2 sentences2007Id., 01-1362 at pp. 11-12, 820 So.2d at 610 . 2005State v. Johnson, 01-1362 (La.App. 5 Cir. 5/29/02) , 820 So.2d 604, 610 , writ denied, 02-2200 (La.3/14/03), 839 So.2d 32 . | 3 | 2004–2007 |
State v. Mills
green
2 sentences2023App. 5 Cir. 3/29/05), 900 So.2d 953, 961 , writ denied, 05-1470 (La. 1/13/06), 920 So.2d 235 (The defendant failed to show sufficient provocation to warrant a verdict of manslaughter when the defendant and the victim engaged in a verbal altercation prior to the defendant leaving the room and returning with a gun.). 22-KA-282 37 defendant established the mitigatory factors of “sudden passion” and “heat of blood” by a preponderance of the evidence.48 Considering the circumstances of this case, we find that the arguments raised by defendant relating to the sufficiency of the evidence are without 2020State v. Mills, 04-489 (La. App. 5 Cir. 3/29/05), 900 So.2d 953, 961 , writ denied, 05-1470 (La. 1/13/06), 920 So.2d 235 . | 2 | 2020–2023 |
State v. Bauman
green
2 sentences2012Id. (citations omitted). 2012Bauman , 08-1169 at 11, 15 So.3d at 185 . | 2 | 2010–2012 |
State v. Jackson
neutral
2 sentences2010State v. Jackson, 34,076 (La.App. 2 Cir. 12/6/00), 774 So.2d 1046 ; see also Jackson v. Virginia, supra; Moore v. Duckworth, 443 U.S. 713 , 99 S.Ct. 3088 , 61 L.Ed.2d 865 (1979); State v. Roy, 395 So.2d 664 (La.1981). 2002Id. *1185 On appeal, Sharp does not contest the fact that he shot Joni. | 2 | 2002–2010 |
State v. Quinn
neutral
2 sentences2009In State v. Quinn, 526 So.2d 322 (La.App. 4th Cir.1988), writ denied, 538 So.2d 586 (La.1989), the defendant killed his live-in girlfriend after she received a telephone call from a man the defendant believed to be her lover. 1994The facts of the instant case are similar to those in State v. Quinn, 526 So.2d 322 (La. | 2 | 1994–2009 |
State v. McKinney
neutral
2 sentences2003Id.; State v. McKinney, 99-395, p. 10 (La.App. 5th Cir.11/10/99), 749 So.2d 716, 721 , writ denied, 00-0144 (La.9/29/00), 769 So.2d 550 . 2002Id.; State v. McKinney, 99-395, p. 10 (La.App. 5th Cir.11/10/99), 749 So.2d 716, 721 , writ denied, 00-0144 (La.9/29/00), 769 So.2d 550 . | 2 | 2002–2003 |
State v. McKinney
neutral
2 sentences2003Id.; State v. McKinney, 99-395, p. 10 (La.App. 5th Cir.11/10/99), 749 So.2d 716, 721 , writ denied, 00-0144 (La.9/29/00), 769 So.2d 550 . 2002Id.; State v. McKinney, 99-395, p. 10 (La.App. 5th Cir.11/10/99), 749 So.2d 716, 721 , writ denied, 00-0144 (La.9/29/00), 769 So.2d 550 . | 2 | 2002–2003 |
State v. Thorne
green
2 sentences2001Lombard, 486 So.2d at 111 ; State v. Thorne, 93-859 (La.App. 5th Cir.2/23/94), 633 So.2d 773, 777 . 1995State v. Lombard, 486 So.2d 106, 110-111 (La.1986); State v. Thorne, 633 So.2d at 777 ; State v. Holliday, 623 So.2d at 130 . | 2 | 1995–2001 |
State of Louisiana Versus Royce Avery Burse
green
1 sentence2025State v. Burse, 19-381 (La. 11 App. 5 Cir. 2/12/20), 289 So. 3d 690 , writ denied, 20-650 (La. 11/24/20), 305 So. 3d 104 . | 1 | 2025–2025 |
State of Louisiana Versus Christopher L. Davis
neutral
1 sentence2025App 5 Cir. 3/8/23), 360 So. 3d 82 , 90 (citation omitted). | 1 | 2025–2025 |
State v. Parker
neutral
1 sentence2023App. 5 Cir. 3/29/05), 900 So.2d 953, 961 , writ denied, 05-1470 (La. 1/13/06), 920 So.2d 235 (The defendant failed to show sufficient provocation to warrant a verdict of manslaughter when the defendant and the victim engaged in a verbal altercation prior to the defendant leaving the room and returning with a gun.). 22-KA-282 37 defendant established the mitigatory factors of “sudden passion” and “heat of blood” by a preponderance of the evidence.48 Considering the circumstances of this case, we find that the arguments raised by defendant relating to the sufficiency of the evidence are without | 1 | 2023–2023 |
State v. Arabie
green
1 sentence2020Id. at 557 . | 1 | 2020–2020 |
State v. Mills
neutral
1 sentence2020State v. Mills, 04-489 (La. App. 5 Cir. 3/29/05), 900 So.2d 953, 961 , writ denied, 05-1470 (La. 1/13/06), 920 So.2d 235 . | 1 | 2020–2020 |
State v. Earls
neutral
1 sentence2020State v. Earls, 106 So.3d at 1155 . | 1 | 2020–2020 |
State v. Morris
green
1 sentence2020Morris, 22 So. 3d at 1009 . | 1 | 2020–2020 |
| State v. Francois green | 1 | 2015–2015 |
State v. Francois
green
1 sentence2015Bauman, 08-1169 at 11, 15 So.3d at 185; State v. Francois, 13-616, p. 14 (La.App. 5 Cir. 1/31/14), 134 So.3d 42, 52 , writ denied, 14-0431 (La.9/26/14), 149 So.3d 261 . | 1 | 2015–2015 |
| State v. Lawson green | 1 | 2014–2014 |
| State v. Girod green | 1 | 2014–2014 |
| State ex rel. Johnson v. State neutral | 1 | 2014–2014 |
| State v. Packnett neutral | 1 | 2014–2014 |
| State v. Sinceno green | 1 | 2013–2013 |
| State v. Brumfield neutral | 1 | 2012–2012 |
| State v. Scott green | 1 | 2011–2011 |
| State v. Huls green | 1 | 2009–2009 |
| State v. Quinn neutral | 1 | 2009–2009 |
| State v. Huls green | 1 | 2009–2009 |
| State v. Huls neutral | 1 | 2009–2009 |
| State v. Packnett green | 1 | 2008–2008 |
| State v. Ducre green | 1 | 2008–2008 |
| State v. Sanders green | 1 | 2006–2006 |
| Sullivan v. Louisiana green | 1 | 2006–2006 |
| State v. Williams green | 1 | 2006–2006 |
Counted by distinct opinions that both name this issue and are annotated to the section; sections every opinion cites regardless of issue are not filtered here, so read the counts against the total above.