State v. Guss

h PLOTKIN, Judge.

Keith M. Guss was convicted of two counts of attempted first-degree murder, and initially sentenced to fifty years at hard labor on each count, to run concurrently. Subsequently, the court reduced the sentence to ten years on each count, to run concurrently. Frederick Vereen was convicted of second-degree murder, and sentenced to life imprisonment at hard labor. Both defendants appeal their convictions. We affirm for the reasons below.

STATEMENT OF THE CASE:

On May 7, 1998, the defendants were charged by grand jury indictment with one count of second-degree murder of Nathaniel…