State v. Payton

DANIEL L. DYSART, Judge.

| Nathaniel Payton appeals his conviction for manslaughter arguing that the there was insufficient evidence to sustain a responsive verdict of manslaughter, insufficient evidence for a finding that he was the perpetrator, and that the jury instruction allowing for a non-unanimous verdict is unconstitutional. For the following reasons, we affirm.

Nathaniel Payton was charged by grand jury indictment on May 28, 2009, with the second degree murder of Cyril Roussel, a violation of La. R.S. 14:30.1. Defendant pleaded not guilty. The trial court denied defendant’s motion to…