STATE v. WATTS

No. 2014 KA 0429.

168 So.3d 441 (2014)

STATE of Louisiana v. James Thomas WATTS.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

November 21, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hillar C. Moore, III , District Attorney, Dale R. Lee , Assistant District Attorney, Baton Rouge, LA, for Plaintiff/Appellee, State of Louisiana.

John P. Calmes, Jr. , Baton Rouge, LA, for Defendant/Appellant, James Thomas Watts.

Before PARRO, McDONALD, and CRAIN, JJ.


The defendant, James Thomas Watts, was charged by bill of information with vehicular homicide, a violation of Louisiana Revised Statute 14:32.1. He pled not guilty and, following a jury trial, was found guilty as charged. He filed a motion for a new trial, which was denied, and was sentenced to twelve years imprisonment at hard labor,...

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