State v. Gilliam

|, GASKINS, J.

Following a jury trial, the defendant, Terence Gilliam, was convicted of second degree murder in the shooting death of a three-year-old child. He was sentenced to the mandatory term of life imprisonment at hard labor without benefit of probation, parole or suspension of sentence. For the reasons set forth below, we affirm the defendant’s conviction and sentence.

FACTS

The facts of the offense are set forth in State v. Gilliam, 36,118 (La.App.2d Cir.8/30/02), 827 So.2d 608. In that case, the defendant’s brother, Demetric1 Gilliam, was convicted of first degree murder and sentenced…