STATE v. PERRON

No. 94-KA-0761.

686 So.2d 994 (1996)

STATE of Louisiana v. Lucius W. PERRON.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

Writ Denied January 24, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harry F. Connick, District Attorney of Orleans Parish, Richard R. Pickens, II, Assistant District Attorney of Orleans Parish, New Orleans, for the State of Louisiana.

Edward Newman, Orleans Indigent Defender Program, New Orleans, for Defendant.

Before BYRNES, ARMSTRONG and PLOTKIN, JJ.


PLOTKIN, Judge.

In this appeal, we consider whether a new trial should have been granted under Code of Criminal Procedure article 851(3) when, after the defendant's conviction, evidence was discovered which significantly impaired the credibility of the sole witness at trial to identify the defendant as the shooter. We also consider whether the evidence presented at trial was sufficient to support the conviction. Finding...

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