The defendant, Jerry Chapman, was charged by grand jury indictment with second degree murder, a violation of LSA-R.S. 14:30.1. A jury found the defendant guilty as charged and the judge sentenced him to life imprisonment without benefit of parole, probation or suspension of sentence. Defendant appeals.
On February 28, 1985, at approximately 11:30 a.m., Timothy Carruth was shot to death on the corner...
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