State v. James

ARMSTRONG, Judge.

Defendant, along with Joseph Jamison, was indicted for the second degree murder of Elton Rainey on August 19, 1988. Defendant pleaded not guilty and his motions to suppress the evidence and his confession were denied. Following a bench trial, defendant was found guilty of manslaughter. He was sentenced to twenty-one years at hard labor. Pursuant to a multiple bill filed by the State, the trial judge set aside defendant’s original sentence and sentenced him to twenty-one years at hard labor with the first half of the sentence to be without benefit of probation or parole and…