State v. Ray

LINDSAY, Judge.

The defendant, Howard Lamar Ray, was convicted of second degree murder. The court imposed a mandatory sentence of life imprisonment at hard labor, without benefit of parole, probation or suspension of sentence. The defendant appeals his conviction. For the following reasons, we affirm.

FACTS

On the afternoon of July 23, 1990, the defendant encountered an acquaintance, Terry Lynn Woodard, at a local laundromat in Ruston, Louisiana. The defendant had recently returned to the area from Florida and was looking for the victim, Cheryl Dixon. Apparently, the defendant and the victim had…