STATE v. LEWIS

No. KA-1363.

449 So.2d 534 (1984)

STATE of Louisiana v. Isiah LEWIS.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

March 14, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., Barbara Rutledge, Asst. Atty. Gen., Harry F. Connick, Dist. Atty., Susan Scott Hunt, Beryl M. McSmith, Asst. Dist. Attys., New Orleans, for plaintiff-appellee.

William H. Slaughter, III, New Orleans, for defendant-appellant.

Before KLEES, BYRNES and WILLIAMS, JJ.


WILLIAMS, Judge.

This is an appeal by defendant Isiah Lewis from a conviction for manslaughter in violation of La.R.S. 14:31. Defendant appeals to this court on the basis that there is insufficient evidence to sustain his conviction.

On October 28, 1982, defendant's wife, Patricia Lewis, suffered second and third degree burns over 85% of her body. Defendant claimed that she was cooking and an explosion in the kitchen had caused the injuries. An investigation...

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