State v. Dyas

IvAt jury trial, Patrick Dewayne Dyas was found guilty of obstruction of justice. Adjudicated as a second felony offender, he was sentenced to 40 years at hard labor without benefit of probation or suspension of sentence. He was fined $10,000. We affirm the conviction, amend the sentence, and, as amended, we affirm the sentence.

FACTS

While extinguishing an early morning house fire at 3127 Poland Street in Shreveport, Louisiana, firefighters discovered two bodies in the ruins of the dwelling. Both the male and the female body appeared to have stab wounds. Shreveport Police Department detectives…