State v. Silman

|1THIBODEAUX, Judge.

On September 9, 1990, Thomas W. Silman, the defendant, shot and killed his father, Thomas H. Silman; his brother-in-law, James “Danny” Lewis; his sister, Carolyn Silman Lewis; and, his uncle, Conley Kermit Allen, at Silman’s residence in Montgomery, Grant Parish, Louisiana. The defense stipulated the defendant fired the shots which killed the above victims.

The defendant was indicted for four counts of first degree murder. Upon stipulation that the state would not seek the death penalty, the defendant waived his |2right to a trial by jury and agreed to a bench trial. The…