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STATE v. LAWSON

No. 08-KA-123.

1 So.3d 516 (2008)

STATE of Louisiana v. Cleveland LAWSON.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fifth Circuit.

November 12, 2008.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul D. Connick, Jr., District Attorney, Terry M. Boudreaux, Thomas J. Butler, Tonia Williams, Kenneth P. Bordelon, William C. Credo, III, Assistant District Attorneys, Twenty-Fourth Judicial District, Parish of Jefferson, State of Louisiana, Gretna, Louisiana, for Plaintiff/Appellee.

Jane L. Beebe, Attorney at Law, Louisiana Appellate Project, New Orleans, Louisiana, for Defendant/Appellant.

Panel composed of Judges EDWARD A. DUFRESNE, JR., MARION F. EDWARDS, and MADELINE JASMINE, Pro Tempore.

MARION F. EDWARDS, Judge.

Defendant-appellant, Cleveland Lawson ("Lawson"), was charged with second degree murder in violation of LSA-R.S. 14:30.1. Following a plea of not guilty and a Motion to Determine Competency, Lawson was found competent to stand trial. Prior to trial, the State filed a Notice of Intent to use certain statements and admissions as well as a Notice of Intent to Use Evidence of Other Bad Acts. Lawson filed a Motion in Limine to Exclude Evidence...

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