State v. Armstrong

671 So.2d 307 (1996)

STATE of Louisiana

v.

Freddie ARMSTRONG.

No. 94-K-2950.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

April 8, 1996.

Daryl Blue, Hunter, Scott, Blue & Johnson, Monroe, for Applicant.

Richard P. Ieyoub, Attorney General, Jerry L. Jones, District Attorney, Charles L. Brumfield, Bastrop, for Respondent.

LEMMON, Justice.

We granted certiorari in this second degree murder case to determine whether the defense proved by a preponderance of the evidence that defendant was insane at the time of the killing.

I

On January 24, 1992, defendant went to Loche's Mortuary to obtain a copy of his father's death…