STATE v. COLEMAN

No. 54,492-KA.

342 So.3d 311 (2022)

STATE of Louisiana Appellee v. Devontae Demarquis COLEMAN Appellant.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

Judgment rendered July 13, 2022. Application for rehearing may be filed within the delay allowed by Art. 922, La. C. Cr. P.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

LOUISIANA APPELLATE PROJECT, By: Bruce G. Whittaker , Counsel for Appellant.

ROBERT STEPHEN TEW , District Attorney, DARWIN C. MILLER , R. NICHOLAS ANDERSON , Assistant District Attorneys, Counsel for Appellee.

Before MOORE, STONE, and STEPHENS, JJ.


On August 3, 2017, defendant, Davontae Demarquis Coleman, was indicted for the second degree murder of Junius Benton, a violation of La. R.S. 14:30.1. Coleman was tried by a judge after waiving his right to jury trial on March 15-16, 2021. The judge took the matter under advisement and entered a verdict of guilty of negligent homicide...

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