State v. Matthews
Cases that cite this one
96 later published cases cite this decision. The 25 that cite it most often are listed here.
- State v. Price (La. Ct. App. 1994)
- State of Louisiana v. Travis Jackson (La. Ct. App. 2022)
- State v. Labat (La. Ct. App. 2013)
- State ex rel. D.P.B. (La. Ct. App. 2002)
- State v. Chism (La. Ct. App. 2002)
- State v. Smith (La. Ct. App. 1988)
- State v. Garcia (La. 1986)
- State v. Jones (La. Ct. App. 1985)
- State of Louisiana v. Steve Derozal Williams (La. Ct. App. 2026)
- State of Louisiana v. Semaj Williams (La. Ct. App. 2026)
- State of Louisiana v. Tradavion Deanthony Hughes (La. Ct. App. 2025)
- State of Louisiana v. Dana Jamariyaa Combs (La. Ct. App. 2025)
- State of Louisiana v. Kayla Jean Giles Coutee (La. 2025)
- State of Louisiana v. Joshua James Parks (La. Ct. App. 2025)
- State of Louisiana v. Armond Jamar Burgy (La. Ct. App. 2024)
- State of Louisiana v. Chardarius Marquez Morehead (La. Ct. App. 2024)
- State of Louisiana v. Darrell Clark (La. Ct. App. 2024)
- State of Louisiana v. Leonard James Miller (La. Ct. App. 2024)
- State of Louisiana v. Kerri Seeney Monic (La. Ct. App. 2024)
- State of Louisiana v. Taveon Malik Leary (La. Ct. App. 2024)
- State of Louisiana v. Samuel M. Hunter Jr (La. Ct. App. 2023)
- State of Louisiana v. Furlonzo R. Moran (La. Ct. App. 2022)
- State of Louisiana v. Patrick Newton Harris (La. Ct. App. 2021)
- State v. Domingue (La. Ct. App. 2018)
- State v. Bench (La. Ct. App. 2018)
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Opinion
STATE of Louisiana
v.
Robert MATTHEWS.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
*299 Granted. This case is remanded to the Court of Appeal for reconsideration under the proper standard of review. When the accused asserts justification as a defense to murder, the state bears the burden of proving beyond a reasonable doubt that the killing was not justified. State v. Lynch, 436 So.2d 567 (La. 1983); State v. Patterson, 295 So.2d 792 (La. 1974). On review, the question therefore is not whether a rational fact-finder could have found that the state had proved the essential elements of the offense beyond a reasonable doubt. The applicable standard is whether a rational fact-finder, after viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the prosecution, could have found beyond a reasonable doubt that the homicide was not committed in self-defense or in defense of others. Jackson v. Virginia, 443 U.S. 307, 99 S.Ct. 2781, 61 L.Ed.2d 560 (1979); State v. Faulkner, 441 So.2d 721 (La. 1983); State v. Lynch, supra.
LEMMON, J., would grant and schedule for argument.
DENNIS, J., would deny the writ.
Case-law data current through December 31, 2025. Source: CourtListener bulk data.