STATE v. JOSEPH

No. 14-1188.

164 So.3d 389 (2015)

STATE of Louisiana v. Christopher H. JOSEPH.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

May 6, 2015.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Foster DeRosier , District Attorney, Karen C. McLellan , Assistant District Attorney, Lake Charles, LA, for Plaintiff/Appellee, State of Louisiana.

Carey J. Ellis, Jr. , Louisiana Appellate Project, Rayville, LA, for Defendant/Appellant, Christopher H. Joseph.

Christopher H. Joseph , Louisiana State Prison, Angola, LA, Defendant/Appellant.

Court composed of ULYSSES GENE THIBODEAUX, Chief Judge, SYLVIA R. COOKS, and ELIZABETH A. PICKETT, Judges.


Defendant Christopher H. Joseph appeals his sentence of life imprisonment without the benefit of parole, probation, or suspension for a second degree murder conviction. The trial court sentenced Defendant at a resentencing hearing at which he had no counsel. On appeal, Defendant contends that he was entitled to counsel at...

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