State v. Mathieu

LOBRANO, Judge.

Appellant, Ferdinand Mathieu and his co-defendant, Lionel Sorina, were indicted by a grand jury for the March 13, 1981 first degree murders of Michael Gebbard and Daniel Hemple. Prior to trial the charges against Mathieu were reduced to two counts of second degree murder.

On June 16, 1983, appellant was tried and convicted on both counts by the unanimous vote of a twelve person jury. He was subsequently sentenced to life at hard labor, without benefit of probation, parole or suspension of sentence.

FACTS:

On March 13, 1981, homicide officer Kirk Littlier and his partner were…