STATE v. GADDIS

No. 54,117-KA.

329 So.3d 1144 (2021)

STATE of Louisiana Appellee, v. Lonzette K. GADDIS Appellant.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

Rehearing Denied January 6, 2022.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

LOUISIANA APPELLATE PROJECT By: Paula C. Marx , Counsel for Appellant.

LONZETTE K. GADDIS, Pro Se.

JAMES E. STEWART, SR. , District Attorney, TOMMY J. JOHNSON , Shreveport, ALEXANDRA L. PORUBSKY , Assistant District Attorneys, Counsel for Appellee.

Before GARRETT, ROBINSON, and HUNTER, JJ.


The defendant, Lonzette Gaddis, was indicted for second degree murder. In October 2001, after a jury trial, defendant was found guilty of the responsive verdict of manslaughter, a violation of La. R.S. 14:31. The trial court adjudicated defendant a fourth felony offender and imposed the statutory minimum sentence of life imprisonment...

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