State v. Davis

| iGASKINS, Judge.

The defendant, John M. Davis, was convicted of attempted first degree murder and was sentenced to serve fifty years at hard labor. The defendant appeals his conviction and sentence. For the following reasons, we affirm.

FACTS

On May 15, 1991, the victim, T.M., spent the evening drinking with his friend, Terry Bates, at Frank’s Bar in Tallulah. After this establishment closed at approximately 2:30 a.m. on the morning of May 16, the two men walked to Thurmond’s Bar where they met Gladys Gibbs, an acquaintance of the victim. The group stayed at the bar for several hours drinking…