STATE v. PEDDY

No. Cr90-213.

569 So.2d 1035 (1990)

STATE of Louisiana, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. John D. PEDDY, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

November 7, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Earl Humphries, Alexandria, for defendant-appellant.

Cliff Strider, Asst. Dist. Atty., Alexandria, for plaintiff-appellee.

Before FORET, DOUCET and KNOLL, JJ.


DOUCET, Judge.

Defendant, John D. Peddy, was convicted after a jury trial of second degree murder, a violation of La.R.S. 14:30.1. Peddy was sentenced to life imprisonment and now appeals raising four assignments of error.1 We find merit in assignment of error number two, and will vacate the conviction and remand. For this reason, we will not discuss the other assignments.

Defendant contends that the trial court erred in refusing...

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