STATE v. LANDRY

No. 97-KA-0499.

751 So.2d 214 (1999)

STATE of Louisiana v. Derek LANDRY.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

June 29, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Clive Adrian Stafford Smith, New Orleans, for applicant.

Hon. Richard P. Ieyoub, Attorney General, Hon. Harry F. Connick, District Attorney, Valentin Michael Solino, John Jerry Glas, New Orleans, for respondent.


KNOLL, J.*

An Orleans Parish jury found defendant, Derek Landry, guilty of the first-degree murder of Lloyd Gonzales, Jr. The trial of the guilt phase consisted of a day and a half of voir dire and a one-day trial. After a one-day penalty phase hearing, the jury sentenced defendant to death, finding three aggravating circumstances. Although defendant perfected thirty-four assignments of error, we reverse defendant's conviction on...

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