STATE v. ADAMS

No. 10-KA-855.

78 So.3d 222 (2011)

STATE of Louisiana v. Lon ADAMS.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied January 24, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul D. Connick, Jr. , District Attorney, Terry M. Boudreaux , Thomas J. Butler , Appellate Counsel, Jacquelyn F. Maloney-Trial Counsel, Assistant District Attorneys, Gretna, LA, for Appellee, the State of Louisiana.

Roy A. Raspanti , Attorney at Law, Metairie, LA, for Appellant, Lon Adams.

Panel composed of Judges SUSAN M. CHEHARDY, MARC E. JOHNSON, and JUDE G. GRAVOIS.


SUSAN M. CHEHARDY, Judge.

On January 8, 2009, the Jefferson Parish Grand Jury indicted defendant, Lon Adams, on one count of second degree murder, in violation of La. R.S. 14:30.1, for the homicide of his father, Leroy Adams, Sr. Trial before a twelve-person jury commenced on September 21, 2009. After five days of testimony and evidence, the unanimous jury found defendant guilty of the responsive verdict of manslaughter, a violation of La. R.S. 14:31. On December...

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