State v. Rochelle

|,The defendant, Farrell M. Rochelle, was found guilty as charged of being a principal to second degree murder in violation of La. R.S. 14:30.1 and La. R.S. 14:24. He was sentenced to life imprisonment, to be served without the benefit of probation, parole, or suspension of sentence, with credit for time served. For the reasons set forth below, we affirm the defendant’s conviction and sentence.

FACTS

On March 25, 2010, the defendant, Cad-dara Hogan1 and Paris Smith, were initially charged via bill of indictment with first degree murder during the attempted perpetration of an armed robbery, in…