STATE v. BLAND

No. 2015 KA 1662.

194 So.3d 679 (2016)

STATE of Louisiana v. Derrick J. BLAND.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

April 20, 2016.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hillar C. Moore, III , District Attorney, Dylan C. Alge , Assistant District Attorney Baton Rouge, LA, for Appellant, State of Louisiana.

Mark D. Plaisance , Thibodaux, LA, for Defendant/Appellee, Derrick J. Bland.

Michael A. Mitchell , Chief/Director, Office of the Public Defender, Erin Corry Mullen , Assistant Public Defender, Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

Before McDONALD, McCLENDON, and THERIOT, JJ.


Defendant, Derrick Bland, was charged by grand jury indictment with second degree murder, a violation of La. R.S. 14:30.1. He pled not guilty and, following a jury trial, was found guilty as charged. Defendant subsequently filed motions for new trial and postverdict judgment of acquittal.1 In a written ruling...

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