STATE v. KNOWLES

No. 23524-KA.

598 So.2d 430 (1992)

STATE of Louisiana, Appellee, v. Ricky D. KNOWLES, Appellant.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

April 8, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Teat and Avery by Darrell R. Avery, Jonesboro, for appellant.

Richard Ieyoub, Atty. Gen., Baton Rouge, Walter E. May, Jr., Dist. Atty., Jonesboro, and George H. Meadors, Asst. Dist. Atty., Homer, for appellee.

Before SEXTON, NORRIS and VICTORY, JJ.


SEXTON, Judge.

Defendant, Ricky Knowles, appeals his conviction for second degree murder and the resulting mandatory sentence of life imprisonment at hard labor. We affirm.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

Knowles and the victim were well acquainted. In fact, they were second cousins who had been involved in a sexual relationship for over a year. At the time of the murder, Knowles was 18 and the victim was 14. There is no reference to the victim's...

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