On September 12, 1989, the defendant, John D. Corley, was indicted for the second degree murder of his wife, a violation of La.R.S. 14:30.1. Because of the unavailability of a key witness, the defendant's first trial ended in a mistrial during jury selection on January 17, 1990. The defendant's second jury trial resulted in a conviction as charged on April 7, 1990.
On October 2, 1991, on appeal to...
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