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STATE v. BURNS

No. 45,539-KA.

48 So.3d 344 (2010)

STATE of Louisiana, Appellee v. James Edward BURNS, Appellant.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

September 22, 2010.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Louisiana Appellate Project by Peggy J. Sullivan , Monroe, Louisiana, for Appellant.

James Edward Burns , Pro se.

James E. Paxton District Attorney, Anita T. Mack , Edwin Moberley , Assistant District Attorneys, Tallulah, Louisiana, for Appellee.

Before BROWN, STEWART and MOORE, JJ.

STEWART, J.

The defendant, James Edward Burns, was convicted of violating La. R.S. 14:30.1, second degree murder. He was sentenced to life at hard labor without benefit of probation, parole, or suspension of sentence. The defendant now appeals, raising three assignments of error. For the reasons discussed below, the defendant's conviction and sentence are affirmed.

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The evidence presented at James Burns' trial for second degree murder, which...

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