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STATE v. NUGENT

No. CR 90-959.

580 So.2d 1002 (1991)

STATE of Louisiana, Appellee, v. Vernal NUGENT, Appellant.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

Rehearing Denied June 28, 1991.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Brown, Public Defender Office, Lake Charles, for defendant-appellant.

Elaine Solari, Asst. Dist. Atty., Lake Charles, for plaintiff-appellee.

Before FORET, YELVERTON and KNOLL, JJ.

FORET, Judge.

Defendant, Vernal Nugent, was tried and found guilty of the second degree murder of his son, David Nugent, in violation of La.R.S. 14:30.1. Nugent was sentenced to imprisonment at hard labor for life, to be served without benefit of parole, probation, or suspension of sentence. Nugent now appeals his conviction, contending that the evidence does not support a conviction for second degree murder. We agree and find that, under the Jackson v. Virginia...

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