STATE v. JOHNSON

Nos. 98-KA-604, 98-KA-605.

728 So.2d 901 (1999)

STATE of Louisiana v. James JOHNSON.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fifth Circuit.

January 26, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul D. Connick, Jr., District Attorney, Ellen S. Fantaci, Terry M. Boudreaux, Gregory M. Kennedy, Ron A. Austin, Assistant District Attorneys, Gretna, Louisiana, Attorneys for Appellee.

Arthur G. Kingsmill, Gretna, Louisiana, Attorney for Appellant.

Panel composed of Judges SOL GOTHARD, MARION F. EDWARDS and SUSAN M. CHEHARDY.


EDWARDS, Judge.

Defendant/appellant James Johnson appeals the trial court's denial of his Motion for New Trial. He also alleges for the first time that he received ineffective assistance of counsel. As the evidence at trial was legally sufficient to prove the facts and circumstances surrounding the crime, the trial court's denial of the Motion for New Trial was proper and must be affirmed. Furthermore, the defendant was...

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