STATE v. BUTLER

No. 30798-KA.

714 So.2d 877 (1998)

STATE of Louisiana, Appellee, v. Charles BUTLER, Appellant.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

June 24, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Raymond Lee Cannon, Dennis G. Stewart, Peggy J. Sullivan, La. Appellate Project, Monroe, for Appellant.

Richard Ieyoub, Attorney General, James D. Caldwell, District Attorney, James E. Paxton, Assistant District Attorney, for Appellee.

Before BROWN, WILLIAMS and GASKINS, JJ.


GASKINS, Judge.

The defendant, Charles Butler, appeals his conviction for the second degree murder of his father-in-law, Jimmy Nash. For the following reasons, we affirm the conviction and sentence.

FACTS

On Sunday morning, October 29, 1995, Alma Nash dropped her daughter, Desiree, off at the home of her father, Jimmy Nash. The child was approximately eight years old and Mr. Nash frequently looked after her while Ms. Nash worked. As her mother drove...

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