State v. McGhee

GREMILLION, Judge.

|Jn November 2013, Defendant, Chadwick McGhee, was charged with one count of second degree kidnapping, in violation of La.R.S. 14:44.1. Defendant was found guilty of the lesser included offense of simple kidnapping, in violation of La.R.S. 14:45. The State announced its intent to file a habitual offender bill against Defendant. Defense counsel then objected to the verdict, and court was adjourned.

In October 2014, a hearing was held on Defendant’s Motion for New Trial. Defendant argued for a new trial on two grounds: the verdict was contrary to the law and evidence, and the…