DIXON, Justice.
Elree J. Thornton was indicted for the second degree murder of Irma L. Jackson, in violation of R.S. 14:30.1. Defendant waived trial by jury, was tried by the court alone, and was found guilty as charged. He was sentenced to life at hard labor. He now appeals the conviction, relying upon three assignments of error.
Facts
The offense occurred in a residential area. Defendant found his wife, Mary Thornton, in an extremely nervous...
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