State v. Ruffins

I,STEWART, J.

Following a jury trial, the defendant, Carl C. Ruffins, was convicted of second degree murder, a violation of La. R.S. 14:30.1(A)(1). The trial court sentenced the defendant to life imprisonment without the benefit of parole, probation or sus*616pension of sentence. On review, the defendant challenges the sufficiency of the evidence presented, the admissibility of certain evidence, and the excessiveness of the sentence imposed. We hereby affirm the conviction and sentence.

FACTS

On August 8, 1998, the defendant and his brother, Zaniel Jerome Adkins, were passengers in a car driven by…