State v. Lafreniere

Christley, Judge.

This appeal has been taken from a judgment of the Lake County Court of Common Pleas. Following a protracted jury trial, appellant, Aurel LaFreniere, was found guilty on one count of murder. Under this count, the jury also found that appellant had possession of a firearm while committing this offense. The trial court then sentenced appellant to an indefinite term of fifteen years to life on the murder charge, to be preceded by a definite term of three years for the firearm specification.

Appellant’s conviction was predicated upon an incident which occurred at his residence in…