STATE v. SMITH

No. 96-261.

687 So.2d 529 (1996)

STATE of Louisiana, Appellee, v. George Paul "Joey" SMITH, Defendant—Appellant.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

December 30, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard Phillip Ieyoub, Baton Rouge, Morgan H. Goudeau III, Opelousas, David Michael Miller, Assistant District Attorney, Gary C. Tromblay, Houma, for plaintiff-appellee State of La.

J. Michael Small, Phyllis E. Mann, Alexandria, for defendant-appellant Smith.

Before YELVERTON, WOODARD and AMY, JJ.


WOODARD, Judge.

Defendant, George Paul Smith, was charged by bill of indictment with first degree murder, a violation of La.R.S. 14:30 A(4). On June 29, 1995, a jury returned a unanimous verdict of guilty as charged. On July 14, 1995, the defendant was sentenced to life imprisonment at hard labor, to be served without benefit of parole, probation or suspension of sentence. He appeals his conviction to this court.

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