STATE v. HARRIS

No. 53,662-KA.

309 So.3d 988 (2021)

STATE of Louisiana, Appellee v. Patrick Newton HARRIS, Appellant.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

Judgment rendered January 13, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

STROUD, CARMOUCHE, BUCKLE, PLLC By: Ansel Martin Stroud, III , Shreveport, THE BAEZ LAW FIRM, P.A. By: Jose Angel Baez , Counsel for Appellant.

PATRICK NEWTON HARRIS, Pro Se.

JOHN SCHUYLER MARVIN , District Attorney, JOHN MICHAEL LAWRENCE , RICHARD RUSSELL RAY , Assistant District Attorneys, Counsel for Appellee.

Before STEPHENS, BLEICH (Pro Tempore), and BODDIE (Pro Tempore), JJ.


Patrick Newton Harris ("Patrick") was convicted at a bench trial of manslaughter and sentenced to 39 years at hard labor for the 2016 shooting death of William Christopher Flowers ("Flowers"), who was his friend and co-worker. Patrick claimed self-defense, asserting that he had been in fear for his life after Flowers suddenly...

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