State v. Chism

h NORRIS, Chief Judge.

Anthony Chism was indicted for the second degree murder of Fredrick Owens. He was convicted at a bench trial of manslaughter and sentenced to serve 34 years imprisonment at hard labor, the first 20 years of which to be without benefit of parole, probation, or suspension of sentence. On appeal, Chism argues that the evidence was constitutionally insufficient to support his conviction, and in fact proves that he acted in self-defense. For the following reasons, we affirm.

Facts

On the morning of July 28, 2000, Fredrick Owens, 16, was returning from the Lo Mart grocery to the…