STATE v. LEWIS

No. 05-KA-170.

917 So.2d 583 (2005)

STATE of Louisiana v. Peter J. LEWIS.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fifth Circuit.

November 29, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul D. Connick, Jr., District Attorney, Twenty-Fourth Judicial District, Parish of Jefferson, Terry M. Boudreaux, Thomas J. Butler, Donald A. Rowan, Jr., Cameron M. Mary, Assistant District Attorneys, Gretna, LA, for Plaintiff/Appellee.

Jane L. Beebe, Louisiana Appellate Project, New Orleans, LA, for Defendant/Appellant.

Panel composed of Judges MARION F. EDWARDS, SUSAN M. CHEHARDY, and WALTER J. ROTHSCHILD.


WALTER J. ROTHSCHILD, Judge.

On May 6, 2002, defendant Peter J. Lewis, along with Clayton Weaver and Stanley Stirgus, were charged by indictment with second degree murder, in violation of LSA-R.S. 14:30.1. Defendant pled not guilty to this charge on the following day. On August 11, 2003, another indictment was filed, adding Sarah Harris as a co-defendant.1

On March 1, 2004, defendant and Weaver were re-arraigned, pled not guilty...

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