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STATE v. POINTS

No. 2000-KA-1371.

787 So.2d 396 (2001)

STATE of Louisiana v. Byron POINTS.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

April 11, 2001.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harry F. Connick, District Attorney, Leslie P. Tullier, Assistant District Attorney, New Orleans, Counsel for Plaintiff/Appellee.

Brian P. Brancato, Louisiana Appellate Project, New Orleans, Counsel for Defendant/Appellant.

Court composed of Judge STEVEN R. PLOTKIN, Judge MICHAEL E. KIRBY, Judge MAX N. TOBIAS, Jr.

TOBIAS, Judge.

The defendant, Byron Points, was indicted for the first-degree murder of Linda White. The jury convicted him of manslaughter, a violation of La. R.S. 14:31. The trial court sentenced the defendant to serve forty years at hard labor, with credit for time served. The defendant appeals his conviction and sentence.

Merva Bellazer, the manager of the apartment building at 1908 Wilton Drive, testified that she knew the White family as tenants of the...

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