STATE v. CARTER

No. KA-4513.

490 So.2d 291 (1986)

STATE of Louisiana v. Michael CARTER.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied July 16, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., Barbara Rutledge, Asst. Atty. Gen., Harry Connick, Dist. Atty., Susan Scott Hunt, Asst. Dist. Atty., New Orleans, for appellee.

William J. O'Hara, III, New Orleans, for appellant.

Before BARRY, CIACCIO and LOBRANO, JJ.


BARRY, Judge.

The defendant was charged with first degree murder, convicted of manslaughter, La.R.S. 14:31, and sentenced to twenty-one years at hard labor.

On August 9, 1984 Theresa Ann Johnson and two male companions drove the defendant to his mother's house across the river to get some clothes. They went back to the house because the defendant forgot his belt. He returned to the car carrying a paper bag.

On the drive back the defendant accused the...

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