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STATE v. EISBRUCKNER

No. 96-KA-252.

688 So.2d 39 (1997)

STATE of Louisiana, v. Herman EISBRUCKNER.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fifth Circuit.

January 15, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jack A. Cappella, District Attorney, Terry Boudreaux, Assistant District Attorney, Gretna, for plaintiff-appellee.

Bruce G. Whittaker, Staff Appellate Counsel, Indigent Defender Board, Gretna, for defendant-appellant.

Before GAUDIN, BOWES and DUFRESNE, JJ.

GAUDIN, Judge.

Herman Eisbruckner was convicted by a Jefferson Parish jury of the second degree murder of Mrs. Dorothy Geoghegan, who died of asphyxia due to smoke inhalation. The state contended and the jury found that Eisbruckner set fire to Mrs. Geoghegan's residence on July 31, 1991 while she was inside. We affirm.

The main evidence against Eisbruckner was the testimony of his wife, Gloria, who placed Eisbruckner...

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