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STATE v. HOPSON

No. 98-KA-943.

735 So.2d 81 (1999)

STATE of Louisiana v. Derrick G. HOPSON.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fifth Circuit.

March 30, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bertha M. Hillman, Thibodaux, for Appellant.

Harry J. Morel, Jr., District Attorney, Jeffery Rome, Assistant District Attorney, Hahnville, for Appellee.

Panel composed of Judges EDWARD A. DUFRESNE, Jr., MARION F. EDWARDS and THOMAS C. WICKER, Jr., Pro Tempore.

EDWARDS, J.

Defendant, Derrick G. Hopson, appeals his conviction for second degree murder. We affirm.

Defendant was originally charged with committing first degree murder in violation of LSA-R.S. 14:30. Defendant pled not guilty at his arraignment. Subsequently, the indictment was amended to reflect that defendant was charged under a bill of information with second degree murder in violation of LSA-R.S. 14:30.1. At the start of trial in the matter, defendant...

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