State v. Lewis

JUDE G. GRAVOIS, Judge.

li>The defendant, Cedric Lewis, has appealed his conviction of second degree murder. For the reasons that follow, we affirm defendant’s conviction and sentence.

*1214 FACTS

On the evening of July 3, 2005, Trellas Porter was shot and killed on the inside of his home in Harvey, Jefferson Parish, Louisiana. Defendant and his co-defendant, Renard Scott, were tried together for this murder. This appeal involves only defendant.

At trial, Ms. Alicia Porter, the mother of the victim, testified that on the evening of July 3, 2005, she was in her bedroom watching television when she…