STATE v. NORFLEET

No. 96-KA-2122.

721 So.2d 506 (1998)

STATE of Louisiana v. Joseph NORFLEET.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

October 21, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harry F. Connick, District Attorney, Suzanne S. Dickey, Assistant District Attorney, New Orleans, for Appellee.

Pamela S. Moran, Louisiana Appellate Project, New Orleans, for Appellant.

Court composed of Chief Judge PATRICK M. SCHOTT, Judge WILLIAM H. BYRNES, III and Judge PATRICIA RIVET MURRAY.


BYRNES, J.

The defendant, Joseph Norfleet, pursuant to a jury trial was found guilty as charged with the first degree murder of James Darby, a violation of La. R.S. 14:30.

The victim, James Darby, while walking home from a picnic with a group of friends and relatives was shot in the head and killed by the defendant. James Darby was nine years old at the time. Darby was shot in retaliation for injuries sustained by the defendant's sister in a brawl that occurred...

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