STATE v. FRANCOIS

No. 13-KA-616.

134 So.3d 42 (2014)

STATE of Louisiana v. Derrick FRANCOIS.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fifth Circuit.

January 31, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul D. Connick, Jr. , District Attorney, Terry M. Boudreaux , Anne M. Wallis , Matthew R. Clauss , David B. Wheeler , Assistant District Attorneys, Gretna, Louisiana, for Plaintiff/Appellee.

Kevin V. Boshea , Attorney at Law, Metairie, Louisiana, for Defendant/Appellant.

Panel composed of Judges FREDERICKA HOMBERG WICKER, ROBERT M. MURPHY, and STEPHEN J. WINDHORST.


ROBERT M. MURPHY, Judge.

Defendant, Derrick Francois, appeals his convictions and sentences for one count of second degree murder, in violation of La. R.S. 14:30.1, and one count of intimidation of a witness, in violation of La. R.S. 14:129.1. The trial court sentenced Defendant to life imprisonment at hard labor without benefit of parole, probation, or suspension of sentence on count one, and to 20 years at hard labor on count two, to be served concurrently with...

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