STATE v. ELLWOOD

No. 00-KA-1232.

783 So.2d 423 (2001)

STATE of Louisiana v. Russell ELLWOOD.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fifth Circuit.

February 28, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard P. Ieyoub, Attorney General, James L. Piker, Assistant Attorney General, Department of Justice, Criminal Division, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, for plaintiff/appellee.

James A. McPherson, McPherson & Schillesci, New Orleans, Louisiana, for defendant/appellant.

Panel composed of Judges SOL GOTHARD, SUSAN M. CHEHARDY and WALTER J. ROTHSCHILD.


GOTHARD, Judge.

Defendant, Russell Ellwood, was charged by indictment on March 23, 1998, with two violations of second degree murder in violation of LSA-R.S. 14:30.1. Count one charged Ellwood with the murder of Delores Mack, and count two charged Ellwood with the murder of Cheryl Lewis. On April 9, 1998, defendant was arraigned and entered a plea of not guilty on both counts. Approximately one year later, on March 2, 1999, the state entered a nolle prosequi as to...

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