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STATE v. SIMMONS

No. 08-KA-269.

996 So.2d 1177 (2008)

STATE of Louisiana v. Allen SIMMONS.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied December 1, 2008.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul D. Connick, Jr., District Attorney, Terry M. Boudreaux, Thomas J. Butler, Laura Schneidau, Assistant District Attorneys, Gretna, Louisiana, for Plaintiff/Appellee.

Katherine M. Franks, Louisiana Appellate Project, Abita Springs, Louisiana, for Defendant/Appellant.

Panel composed of Judges MARION F. EDWARDS, SUSAN M. CHEHARDY, and MADELINE JASMINE.

MADELINE JASMINE, Judge Pro Tempore.

The defendant, Allen Simmons, has appealed his conviction of second degree murder for the murder of his 18-year old stepdaughter, Latoya Williams. For the reasons that follow, we affirm.

FACTS

At trial, Sylvia Williams testified that at the time of the murder in June of 2004, there were several family members living in her house at 3841 Deer Run Drive in Harvey...

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