State v. Fontenot

GREMILLION, Judge.

hOn April 13, 2011, Defendant, David Caleb Fontenot, fired a handgun at Steph-in Bergeron and Bergeron’s mother’s fian-cée, Chance Bourgeois, irom the cab of a truck. Twenty-year-old Bergeron was shot three times and died as a result of his wounds.

Defendant was charged with second degree murder, a violation of La.R.S. 14:30.1, and attempted second degree murder, violations of La.R.S. 14:27 and 14:30.1. A jury trial commenced, following which Defendant was found guilty as charged. Defendant was sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole, probation, or…