STATE v. THOMAS

No. 98-KA-1298.

734 So.2d 140 (1999)

STATE of Louisiana v. Mark V. THOMAS.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fifth Circuit.

April 27, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Katherine M. Franks, Louisiana Appellate Project, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Attorney for Defendant*Appellant.

Paul D. Connick, Jr., District Attorney, Alison Wallis, Terry Boudreaux, Appellate Counsel, Walter Amstutz, Trial Counsel, Assistant District Attorneys, Gretna, Louisiana, Attorneys for Plaintiff/Appellee.

Panel composed of Judges EDWARD A. DUFRESNE, Jr., THOMAS F. DALEY, and SUSAN M. CHEHARDY.


DALEY, Judge.

Defendant, Mark V. Thomas, appeals his conviction of aggravated battery, a violation of LSA-R.S. 14:34. Following conviction, he was sentenced as a multiple offender. On appeal, Thomas argues that the state's evidence was insufficient because the state failed to prove that the defendant did not act in self defense. He also requests an errors patent review. We affirm, noting two errors patent, and remand for resentencing.

Defendant was charged...

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