STATE v. MYERS

No. CR86-263.

495 So.2d 411 (1986)

STATE of Louisiana, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Johnny MYERS, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

October 8, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

G. Paul Marx, Lafayette, for defendant-appellant.

Charles Brandt, Asst. Dist. Atty., Lafayette, for plaintiff-appellee.

Before DOUCET, LABORDE and KNOLL, JJ.


KNOLL, Judge.

Defendant, Johnny Myers, was indicted for second-degree murder of William Griffin, a/k/a "Doc". The jury returned a verdict of manslaughter, a violation of LSA-R.S. 14:31, which is a responsive verdict to second-degree murder. The sentencing court imposed a twenty-one year sentence at hard labor. Defendant appeals, contending the trial court erred: (1) in allowing the State to introduce defendant's oral inculpatory statements into evidence; and (2) in...

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