STATE v. GILLIS

No. 2007 KA 1909.

985 So.2d 745 (2008)

STATE of Louisiana v. Sean Vincent GILLIS.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

March 26, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard J. Ward, Jr., District Attorney, Antonio M. "Tony" Clayton, Assistant District Attorney, Port Allen, LA, and Elizabeth A. Engolio, Assistant District Attorney, Plaquemine, LA, for Plaintiff-Appellant, State of Louisiana.

Jelpi P. Picou, Jr., Maurice Typler, Kerry Cuccia, New Orleans, LA, for Defendant-Appellee, Sean Vincent Gillis.

Before CARTER, C.J., PETTIGREW, and WELCH, JJ.


PETTIGREW, J.

The defendant, Sean Vincent Gillis, was charged by grand jury indictment with second degree murder, a violation of La. R.S. 14:30.1. The defendant pled not guilty. The defendant filed a motion to suppress inculpatory statements and a motion to suppress an oral DNA sample taken. The motions were denied. Thereafter, the defendant withdrew his prior plea of not guilty and, at a Boykin hearing, entered a...

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