STATE v. TYSON

No. 53,724-KW, No. 53,725-KW.

321 So.3d 1134 (2021)

STATE of Louisiana, Respondent v. Brittany TYSON, Applicant.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

Judgment rendered June 23, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

HOGAN ATTORNEYS By: Jane Hogan , Counsel for Applicant.

JOHN SCHUYLER MARVIN , District Attorney, JOHN MICHAEL LAWRENCE , New Orleans, HUGO A. HOLLAND, JR. , Assistant District Attorneys, Counsel for Respondent.

Before MOORE, PITMAN, and ROBINSON, JJ.


Brittany Tyson pled guilty to manslaughter and was sentenced to 20 years at hard labor for the shaking death of her four-month-old son. She filed an application for post-conviction relief in which she raised claims of actual innocence and ineffective assistance of counsel. The trial court...

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