STATE v. DUCKETT

No. 12-KA-578.

119 So.3d 168 (2013)

STATE of Louisiana, v. Darius A. DUCKETT.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fifth Circuit.

May 16, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul D. Connick, Jr. , District Attorney, Terry M. Boudreaux , Andrea F. Long , Megan L. Gorman , E. Clifton Milner, III , Assistant District Attorneys, Gretna, LA, for Plaintiff/Appellee.

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

Panel composed of Judges JUDE G. GRAVOIS, MARC E. JOHNSON, and ROBERT A. CHAISSON.


JUDE G. GRAVOIS, Judge.

Defendant, Darius A. Duckett, appeals his convictions for second degree murder and attempted second degree murder. On appeal, he argues that the trial court erroneously denied his motion for severance and later motion for a new trial. He also argues that the trial court erred when it failed to give the requested jury instruction on self-defense. For the following reasons, we affirm defendant's convictions...

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