STATE v. SMITH

No. 97-KA-1075.

710 So.2d 1187 (1998)

STATE of Louisiana v. Phillip SMITH.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied May 15, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bertha M. Hillman, Louisiana Appellate Project, Hillman Law Firm, Thibodaux, for Defendant/Appellant Phillip Smith.

Paul D. Connick, Terry M. Boudreaux, Ellen S. Fantaci, Hans Sinha, District Attorney's Office, Gretna, for Plaintiff/Appellee State of Louisiana.

Before GAUDIN, BOWES and DALEY, JJ.


BOWES, Judge.

The defendant, Phillip Smith, was convicted of second degree murder and was sentenced to life imprisonment at hard labor. The defendant appeals. We affirm the conviction and sentence.

FACTS

The state called various witnesses to testify as to the following facts. The defendant and Leonard Joseph, Michael Gordon, Jr. and Terry Havies were all juveniles, and were all members of a gang called the "Rolling 90's." The defendant was...

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