STATE v. THERIOT

No. 07-KA-71.

963 So.2d 1012 (2007)

STATE of Louisiana v. Voohries J. THERIOT.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fifth Circuit.

June 26, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John M. Crum, Jr., District Attorney, Fortieth Judicial District, Parish of St. John the Baptist, Edgard, Louisiana, Rodney A. Brignac, Leandre M. Millet, Assistant District Attorneys, LaPlace, Louisiana, for Plaintiff/Appellee.

Thomas C. Damico, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, for Defendant/Appellant.

Panel composed of Judges MARION F. EDWARDS, CLARENCE E. McMANUS, and FREDERICKA HOMBERG WICKER.


MARION F. EDWARDS, Judge.

The defendant/appellant, Voohries J. Theriot ("Theriot"), appeals his conviction for the second degree murder of his son, Lawrence J. Theriot ("Lawrence"). Theriot was convicted after a two-day trial and was sentenced to life imprisonment at hard labor without benefit of parole, probation, or suspension of sentence. We affirm.

The day before trial, Theriot stipulated that he fired shots resulting in the death of Lawrence. On the first...

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