STATE v. CHESSON

No. 03-606.

856 So.2d 166 (2003)

STATE of Louisiana v. John R. CHESSON.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

October 1, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert Richard Bryant, Jr., District Attorney, Lake Charles, LA, for Appellee: State of Louisiana.

Edward Kelly Bauman, Louisiana Appellate Project, Charles, LA, for Defendant/Appellant: John R. Chesson.

John R. Chesson, Angola, LA, pro se.

Court composed of JOHN D. SAUNDERS, MARC T. AMY, and GLENN B. GREMILLION, Judges.


AMY, Judge.

The defendant was convicted of second degree murder in the death of his estranged wife's former mother-in-law. The defendant appeals his conviction. He assigns a number of errors, including sufficiency of the evidence and the denial of a motion to suppress. For the following reasons, we affirm and remand with instructions.

Factual and Procedural Background

This matter involves the death of Lucindy Thibodeaux on February 17, 1997. Prior...

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