Desamours v. State

Defendant appeals his conviction for first degree murder and unlawful possession of a weapon while engaged in a criminal offense. We affirm.

William Desamours and co-defendant Luckner Joseph were charged with killing Mark Jacques amidst a drug “turf war” between the defendants and rival drug dealer group, “Joe Pound.” The victim was an employee of “Joe Pound,” supposedly murdered in retaliation for a threat made by “Joe Pound” against an employee of defendants. The State proceeded against Desamours on a principal theory based upon the testimony of O’Derrick St. Julius, who claimed to have…