STATE v. PLATER

No. 51,338-KA.

222 So.3d 897 (2017)

STATE of Louisiana, Appellee v. Willie C. PLATER, Appellant.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

May 17, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

LOUISIANA APPELLATE PROJECT, By: Peggy J. Sullivan , Counsel for Appellant.

WILLIE C. PLATER, Pro Se.

JEFFREY M. LANDRY , Attorney General, COLIN CLARK , Deputy Solicitor General, JAMES E. STEWART, SR. , District Attorney, TOMMY J. JOHNSON , LAURA O. FULCO , Assistant District Attorneys, Counsel for Appellee.

Before BROWN, DREW, and MOORE, JJ.


On September 20, 1992, Steven Potter sustained a fatal gunshot wound to the back of his head as he unloaded trash from his vehicle parked near a dumpster. Potter's vehicle was stolen. Willie Plater, along with two other individuals, was arrested. Although Plater was indicted on a charge of first degree murder, a unanimous jury ultimately...

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