STATE v. RUFFIN

No. 13-KA-393.

131 So.3d 330 (2013)

STATE of Louisiana v. Quvadirs R. RUFFIN.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fifth Circuit.

December 12, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul D. Connick, Jr. , District Attorney, Terry M. Boudreaux , Thomas J. Butler , Vincent J. Paciera, Jr. , Jerome G. Smith, III , Assistant District Attorneys, Gretna, Louisiana, for Plaintiff/Appellee.

Margaret S. Sollars , Attorney at Law, Thibodaux, Louisiana, for Defendant/Appellant.

Panel composed of Judges FREDERICKA HOMBERG WICKER, MARC E. JOHNSON, and HANS J. LILJEBERG.


FREDERICKA HOMBERG WICKER, Judge.

Defendant, Quvadirs Ruffin, appeals his convictions arising from events which occurred in the early morning hours of May 28, 2011. In this appeal, defendant argues the evidence was insufficient to support his conviction and that the trial court erred by excluding evidence of a "CODIS" match from trial. For the following reasons, we affirm defendant's convictions and sentences.

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