STATE v. TENNORS

No. 2005-538.

923 So.2d 823 (2006)

STATE of Louisiana v. Marcus Deangelo TENNORS.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

February 15, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James C. Downs, District Attorney, Thomas Carl Walsh, Jr., Assistant District Attorney, Alexandria, LA, for Plaintiff/Appellee, State of Louisiana.

Edward Kelly Bauman, Louisiana Appellate Project, Lake Charles, LA, for Defendant/Appellant, Marcus Deangelo Tennors.

Court composed of ULYSSES GENE THIBODEAUX, Chief Judge, BILLY H. EZELL, and J. DAVID PAINTER, Judges.


THIBODEAUX, Chief Judge.

The Defendant, Marcus Deangelo Tennors, appeals his jury convictions for aggravated burglary and simple burglary. Because the trial court committed legal error by discharging a juror to allow that juror to fulfill a personal obligation prior to deliberations, we reverse the Defendant's conviction and remand for a new trial.

ISSUES

The Defendant wishes us to determine whether:

(1) the trial...

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