State v. Smith

Defendant, Phillip Smith, appeals the sentence imposed by the trial court for his second degree murder conviction at a resentencing hearing held on December 7, 2017. For the reasons set forth more fully below, we affirm defendant's sentence and remand for correction of the commitment and Uniform Commitment Order.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

This is defendant's third appeal. Following his first appeal, this Court affirmed defendant's conviction of second degree murder in violation of La. R.S. 14:30.1, and sentenced him to life imprisonment at hard labor without benefit of parole, probation,…