STATE v. JOHNSON

No. 09-KA-992.

47 So.3d 449 (2010)

STATE of Louisiana v. Clarence JOHNSON.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fifth Circuit.

June 29, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul D. Connick, Jr. , District Attorney, Terry M. Boudreaux , Andrea F. Long , Jerome G. Smith, III , J. Brandon Kinnett , Assistant District Attorneys, Parish of Jefferson, Gretna, LA, for plaintiff/appellee.

Bertha M. Hillman , Attorney at Law, Louisiana Appellate Project, Thibodaux, LA, for defendant/appellant.

Panel composed of Judges MARION F. EDWARDS, CLARENCE E. McMANUS, and JUDE G. GRAVOIS.


JUDE G. GRAVOIS, Judge.

The defendant, Clarence Johnson, has appealed his conviction and sentence for second degree murder. For the reasons that follow, we affirm.

PROCEDURAL AND FACTUAL BACKGROUND

The defendant and his co-defendant, Kerry Curington, were charged with first degree murder of Donell "Red" Stipe on December 7, 2003. On June 25, 2007, the State amended the charge, as to both defendants, to second degree murder in violation of...

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