STATE v. JENKINS

No. 39,320-KA.

896 So.2d 1277 (2005)

STATE of Louisiana, Appellee v. Otis JENKINS, Appellant.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

March 17, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

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

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

Before BROWN, DREW and MOORE, JJ.


DREW, J.

Otis Jenkins appeals his conviction for second degree murder, claiming insufficient evidence. We affirm.

FACTS

Shortly after midnight on January 31, 2002, Felix Faulk's car veered off the road and struck a tree. Faulk died shortly thereafter from a gunshot wound to his back. Faulk's cell phone records reflected that calls were made after the accident. This information led police to suspect Jenkins. When authorities searched his house, Jenkins...

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