State v. Hamilton
Louisiana Court of Appeal
1Opinion of the Court
KEATY, Judge.
Defendant appeals his convictions and sentences for second degree murder and attempted second degree murder. For the following reasons, we affirm.
PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
11Defendant, Jody D. Hamilton, entered into a plan with Demarcus Law and Edward Paige to steal drugs from someone else. On December 12, 2009, Defendant and Law went to the residence where the drugs were located, and Law kicked in the door. Defendant then shot Dakaria Williams, who was in the living room, in the leg. Law proceeded to the kitchen where Paige and Shamichael Berryman were and began shooting. Defendant…
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