STATE v. WALKER

No. 38,254-KA.

870 So.2d 442 (2004)

STATE of Louisiana, Appellee, v. Marquette WALKER, Appellant.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

April 7, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Indigent Defender Board by Kurt J. Goins, Louisiana Appellate Project by Kenota Pulliam Johnson, for Appellant.

Paul J. Carmouche, District Attorney, Ross S. Owen, Tommy J. Johnson, Assistant District Attorneys, for Appellee.

Before STEWART, DREW and MOORE, JJ.


MOORE, J.

Marquette Walker appeals his conviction of second degree murder and sentence of life in prison at hard labor without benefits. By three assignments of error he contends the evidence is insufficient to support the conviction and that the mandatory sentence is excessive. We affirm.

Factual Background

On the evening of October 16, 2001, a motorist noticed a body lying on the side of San Jacinto Street in Shreveport's Werner Park neighborhood...

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