STATE v. CHEATHAM

No. 38,413-KA.

877 So.2d 164 (2004)

STATE of Louisiana, Appellee v. Terry CHEATHAM, Appellant.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

June 23, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Terry Cheatham, Pro Se.

Louisiana Appellate Project by Carey J. Ellis, III, Rayville, for Appellant.

Walter E. May, Jr., District Attorney, James R. Hatch, Assistant District Attorney, for Appellee.

Before GASKINS, PEATROSS & HARRISON (Pro Tempore), JJ.


PEATROSS, J.

Defendant, Terry Cheatham, was charged with attempted first degree murder for the shooting of Doyree Sturges in Haynesville, Louisiana. The charge was based on the facts that the shot was fired from an automobile and the victim was older than 65 years of age. See La. R.S. 14:27, infra, and 14:30 A(1) and (5).1 After trial, the jury found Defendant guilty of attempted manslaughter...

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