STATE v. SLY

NO. 23-KA-60.

376 So.3d 1047 (2023)

STATE of Louisiana, v. Lawrence SLY.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fifth Circuit.

November 2, 2023.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

COUNSEL FOR PLAINTIFF/APPELLEE, STATE OF LOUISIANA Honorable Paul D. Connick, Jr.   Thomas J. Butler   Juliet L. Clark .

COUNSEL FOR DEFENDANT/APPELLANT, LAWRENCE SLY Carol Anne Kolinchak .

Panel composed of Judges Susan M. Chehardy, Marc E. Johnson, and Stephen J. Windhorst.


Defendant, Lawrence Sly, appeals his conviction and sentence for second degree murder. On appeal, he argues that the evidence adduced at trial was insufficient to sustain the jury's guilty verdict because the evidence supported a finding that Sly was acting in self-defense and, thus, his actions were justifiable. Further, Sly argues...

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