STATE v. WILLIS

No. CR84-405.

459 So.2d 221 (1984)

STATE of Louisiana, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Clarence WILLIS, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

Writ Denied February 4, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas K. Brocato, Small, Small, Williamson & Brocato, Alexandria, for defendant-appellant.

Edward E. Roberts, Jr., Asst. Dist. Atty., Alexandria, for plaintiff-appellee.

Before GUIDRY, STOKER and YELVERTON, JJ.


YELVERTON, Judge.

Charged with second degree murder, R.S. 14:30.1, defendant, Clarence Willis, was convicted by a jury and given the mandatory sentence of life imprisonment without benefit of parole. He appeals the conviction arguing seven assignments of error, all of which attack unfavorable rulings of the trial court having to do with his plea of self-defense. We find no merit to any of these assignments and we affirm the conviction and sentence.

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