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STATE v. JOHNSON

No. 44,220-KA.

15 So.3d 371 (2009)

STATE of Louisiana, Appellee v. Brian Rudell JOHNSON, Appellant.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

Rehearing Denied August 13, 2009.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rick Lane Candler, for Appellant.

Paul J. Carmouche, District Attorney, Tommy J. Johnson, Geya Williams Prudhomme, Assistant District Attorneys, for Appellee.

Before BROWN, STEWART, and MOORE, JJ.

BROWN, Chief Judge.

Arguments between two local rap artists escalated into the death of 26-year-old Kiran Pierson and the second degree murder indictment of 27-year-old Brian Johnson. Claiming justification/self-defense, Johnson waived a jury and elected to have a bench trial. After considering the evidence, the judge found Johnson guilty of manslaughter, a lesser and responsive crime, and thereafter sentenced Johnson to 20 years at hard labor, the minimum term required...

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