STATE v. PITREE

No. 05-1513.

930 So.2d 265 (2006)

STATE of Louisiana v. Nicholas Demond PITREE.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

May 3, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ronald Augustin Rossitto, District Attorney — Calcasieu Parish, Carla Sue Sigler, Assistant District Attorney — Calcasieu Parish, Lake Charles, LA, for Plaintiff/Appellee, State of Louisiana.

Carey J. Ellis, III, Louisiana Appellate Project, Rayville, LA, for Defendant/Appellant, Nicholas Demond Pitree.

Nicholas Demond Pitree, Angola, LA.

Court composed of ULYSSES GENE THIBODEAUX, Chief Judge, JIMMIE C. PETERS, and J. DAVID PAINTER, Judges.


THIBODEAUX, Chief Judge.

The Defendant, Nicholas Pitree, appeals his jury convictions for aggravated rape, La.R.S. 14:42, and second degree kidnapping, La.R.S. 14:44.1. He asserts that the evidence was insufficient to support the convictions, that he was denied effective assistance of counsel, and that the trial court erred in denying his motion to recuse, his motion for a new trial, and his request for self-representation.

Finding no error in any of these...

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