Louisiana Court of Appeal April 15, 1985, No. 84-KA-269 (State v. Batiste)

lead-opinion

BOWES, Judge.

On May 15, 1980, the defendant-appellant, Roosevelt Batiste, and a co-defendant, were indicted for the second-degree murder of Reginald Holmes. The defendant was tried before a twelve-person jury on February 17,18 and 19,1981, and found guilty of manslaughter.