The defendant was indicted for second degree murder, La.R.S. 14:30.1, and a jury found him guilty of manslaughter, La.R.S. 14:31. He was sentenced as a second felony offender to twenty-five years at hard labor without good time eligibility.
On June 28, 1986 Joseph "Beenie" Wallace and a friend, Clement Roache, spent the day riding in Wallace's car. That afternoon they went to a residence and Wallace...
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