State v. Apodaca

| following a jury trial in the Fifth Judicial District Court, Parish of West Carroll, State of Louisiana, Ernest J. Apodaca was convicted of two counts of attempted first degree murder and two counts of aggravated criminal damage to property. He was subsequently sentenced to 35 years at hard labor without benefits for each count of attempted first degree murder and to 5 years at hard labor for each count of aggravated criminal damage to property, to be served concurrently. Apodaca now appeals. For the following reasons, we affirm his convictions and sentences.

Facts

During the early morning…