STATE v. MOTLEY

No. 39,321-KA.

895 So.2d 708 (2005)

STATE of Louisiana, Appellee, v. Franklin D. MOTLEY, Appellant.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

March 2, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paula C. Marx, Louisiana Appellate Project, Lafayette, for Appellant.

Paul J. Carmouche, District Attorney, Lea Hall, J. Thomas Butler Assistant District Attorney, for Appellee.

Before BROWN, WILLIAMS, and GASKINS, JJ.


BROWN, C.J.

A jury found defendant, Franklin D. Motley, guilty of second degree murder. Defendant has appealed his conviction and mandatory life sentence. We affirm.

Factual Background

On March 25, 2002, at 6:20 p.m., a Shreveport police officer responded to 503 Stoner Avenue, an abandoned house used by homeless men. The police department had received a hang-up call about a man being beaten at the Stoner address. The officer found Jerry Wyatt...

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