State v. Eby

The defendant, Kyren Eby, appeals his conviction for second degree murder and life sentence at hard labor without the benefit of parole, probation, or suspension of sentence. We affirm.

FACTS

On September 26, 2013, between 10:00 and 11:00 a.m., the defendant shot and killed Garland Ruffin in the parking lot of the apartment complex where they both lived. The two men first engaged in a fistfight in the parking lot, then each briefly went back to his own apartment. They returned to the parking lot, exchanged words, and the defendant shot the unarmed victim.

Tiffany Vessel, the victim's girlfriend,…