STATE v. BUCHANAN

No. CR 94-488.

649 So.2d 586 (1994)

STATE of Louisiana, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Michael BUCHANAN, Sr., Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

Writ Denied March 24, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. Reed Walters, Dist. Atty., for State.

Mark L. Talley, Jena, for Michael W. Buchanan.

Before LABORDE, YELVERTON and DECUIR, JJ.


YELVERTON, Judge.

Defendant, Michael Buchanan, was found guilty of second degree murder, a violation of La.R.S. 14:30.1. He was sentenced to life imprisonment without benefit of probation, parole or suspension of sentence. Defendant appeals his conviction and sentence, alleging five assignments of error.

FACTS:

On February 5, 1992, defendant got a phone call at work telling him that his wife, LeWanda Crain Buchanan, had left their home to...

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