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STATE v. TENSLEY

No. 41,726-KA.

955 So.2d 227 (2007)

STATE of Louisiana, Plaintiff, v. Jessica M. TENSLEY and Kevin Falcon, Defendants.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

Rehearing Denied May 3, 2007.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sherry Watters, Louisiana Appellate Project, for Defendant-Appellant, Jessica M. Tensley.

Laura M. Pavy, Louisiana Appellate Project, for Defendant-Appellant, Kevin Falcon.

Jerry L. Jones, District Attorney, Stephen T. Sylvester Assistant District Attorney, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Before BROWN, CARAWAY and LOLLEY, JJ.

CARAWAY, J.

Kevin Falcon was convicted by a unanimous jury of second degree murder while engaged in cruelty to a juvenile and received the mandatory life sentence for the conviction. Jessica M. Tensley was also convicted by a 10-2 jury vote of second degree murder while engaged in cruelty to a juvenile. The trial judge granted Tensley's motion for post verdict judgment of acquittal and reduced her verdict to manslaughter. On the reduced charge, Tensley received a...

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