State v. Mills

The defendant, James Mills Jr., appeals his second-degree murder conviction and sentence of life imprisonment without benefit of parole, probation, or suspension of sentence. We affirm.

FACTS

On the night of October 5, 2014, the defendant and a masked man approached Miguel Cueva-Alvarado and Hancy Sanchez, who were smoking outside Hancy's apartment near the intersection of Staring Lane and Burbank Drive in Baton Rouge. The defendant carried a .38 Special revolver and wore a black jacket and hat, but his face was not covered. Miguel and Hancy were shown the gun and told to raise their hands,…