STATE v. EASTER

No. 32,940-KA.

756 So.2d 703 (2000)

STATE of Louisiana, Appellee, v. Demetrius EASTER, Appellant.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

April 7, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Michael McDonald, Shreveport, Counsel for Defendant-Appellant.

Richard Ieyoub, Attorney General, Paul J. Carmouche, District Attorney, D. Bruce Dorris, Brian King, Assistant District Attorneys, Counsel for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Before BROWN, CARAWAY and DREW, JJ.


DREW, J.

Charged by amended indictment with second degree murder for the killing of a 13-year-old boy, Demetrius Easter was convicted by a jury and received a sentence of life of imprisonment at hard labor without benefit of probation, parole or suspension of sentence. Although he made nine assignments of error, the defendant on appeal only argued that the trial court erred in improperly limiting the scope of defendant's closing argument and in permitting the entire...

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