State v. Boyd

Defendant was found guilty of a second degree murder he committed while 17 years old. After conducting a hearing pursuant to La.C.Cr.P. art. 878.1, the district *408court sentenced defendant to life imprisonment at hard labor without parole eligibility. The court of appeal affirmed the conviction. State v. Boyd , 17-0014, p. 8 (La. App. 1 Cir. 9/15/17), 2017 WL 4082248 (unpub'd). However, the court of appeal identified as an error patent that defendant was sentenced within 24 hours of the denial of defendant's motions for new trial and postverdict judgment of acquittal in violation of La.C.Cr.P.…