STATE v. PIERCE

No. 81-KA-2913.

422 So.2d 1157 (1982)

STATE of Louisiana v. Terry PIERCE.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

November 29, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., Barbara Rutledge, Asst. Atty. Gen., Harry F. Connick, Dist. Atty., John H. Craft, William Campbell, Jr., Asst. Dist. Attys., for plaintiff-appellee.

Dwight Doskey, New Orleans, for defendant-appellee.


LEMMON, Justice.

This is an appeal from a conviction of second degree murder.

During a senseless argument over two television sets that defendant had sold to Frank Thomas, defendant shot and killed Thomas. The defense was that defendant had fired in self defense as Thomas was chambering a round in an automatic pistol. There were no witnesses to the actual shooting.

After the shooting, defendant fled. He destroyed and disposed of the shotgun before...

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