STATE v. CHISM

No. 35,944-KA.

821 So.2d 562 (2002)

STATE of Louisiana, Appellee v. Anthony G. CHISM, Appellant.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

June 12, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Cucci, Jr., Shreveport, for Appellant.

Richard Ieyoub, Attorney General, Paul J. Carmouche, District Attorney, Tommy J. Johnson, Traci Ann Moore, Assistant District Attorneys, for Appellee.

Before NORRIS, WILLIAMS and GASKINS, JJ.


NORRIS, Chief Judge.

Anthony Chism was indicted for the second degree murder of Fredrick Owens. He was convicted at a bench trial of manslaughter and sentenced to serve 34 years imprisonment at hard labor, the first 20 years of which to be without benefit of parole, probation, or suspension of sentence. On appeal, Chism argues that the evidence was constitutionally insufficient to support his conviction, and in fact proves that he acted in self-defense. For the following...

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