State v. Parker
Louisiana Court of Appeal
1Opinion of the Court
JiDECUIR, Judge.
The defendant, Daimond Parker, appeals his conviction for the second degree murder of Lydia Parker. We reject his argument that the evidence was insufficient to support the conviction and affirm the jury’s verdict.
FACTS
On July 1, 1991, the 88-year-old victim, Lydia Parker, was found in her room, bruised and bleeding, by her granddaughter, Wanda Turner, who had just | ¿returned home. Defendant, Daimond Parker, Turner’s son, was the only person in the house with the victim while Turner was gone. The victim was rushed to the hospital, where she remained comatose until her death…
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