STATE v. LOTT

No. 27849-KA.

671 So.2d 1182 (1996)

STATE of Louisiana, Appellee, v. Johnny Ray LOTT, Appellant.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

April 3, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Teat & Avery by Darrell R. Avery, Jonesboro, for Appellant.

Richard Ieyoub, Attorney General, Walter E. May, Jr., District Attorney, James R. Hatch, Assistant District Attorney, for Appellee.

Before NORRIS, HIGHTOWER and CLARK, JJ.


HIGHTOWER, Judge.

The district court in this case determined that, at the time of his sentencing, James Ray Lott possessed the requisite mental capacity. Defendant challenges that ruling and the procedure utilized. We affirm.

FACTS

On November 30, 1989, a jury convicted Lott of attempted second degree murder. Thereafter, prior to sentencing, he filed an application to appoint a sanity commission to determine his mental capacity to proceed. The trial...

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