STATE v. ALEXIS

No. 98-KA-1145.

738 So.2d 57 (1999)

STATE of Louisiana v. Maurio ALEXIS.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fifth Circuit.

June 1, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Katherine M. Franks, Louisiana Appellate Project, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Attorney for Appellant, Maurio Alexis.

Rodney A. Brignac, Assistant District Attorney, Parish of St. John The Baptist, LaPlace, Louisiana, Attorney for Appellee, State of Louisiana.

Panel composed of Judges EDWARD A. DUFRESNE, Jr. JAMES L. CANNELLA and SUSAN M. CHEHARDY.


CHEHARDY, Judge.

Defendant, Maurio Alexis, appeals from his conviction for second degree murder and his life sentence without benefit of parole, probation or suspension of sentence. For the reasons which follow, we affirm and remand.

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