State v. Fisher

KNOLL, Judge.

Defendant, Robert Wayne Fisher, appeals his jury conviction for second-degree murder, a violation of LSA-R.S. 14:30.1. The murder victim was defendant’s wife, Tamara. The defendant was sentenced to life imprisonment without benefit of parole, probation or suspension of sentence. Defendant appeals his conviction, relying on five assignments of error.

FACTS

Since defendant raises an assignment of error involving an extensive review of the facts, we will only briefly sketch the facts at this point.

During the evening of August 27, 1987, defendant and his wife, Tamara, came into their…