Legal Opinion
State v. Nightengale
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided May 8, 2002No. 35,805-KAPublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
J^BROWN, J.
Defendant, Matthew Aaron Nightengale, was convicted of the second degree murder of Jamard Powell (a/k/a Jamard Johnson), a violation of La.R.S. 14:30.1. He was sentenced to life imprisonment without benefit. Defendant appeals his conviction and *822sentence. Finding no error, however, we affirm.
Facts
On December 3, 1999, after drinking alcohol and smoking marijuana for most of the day, defendant and his girlfriend, Gretchen Hamilton, went in search of more dope. Gretchen testified that as she was driving her car “around” Lake Providence, Louisiana, she heard someone yell something at…
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