State v. Pierre

KEATY, Judge.

| defendant, Jamarlon Pierre, appeals his convictions and sentence. For the following reasons, we affirm.

PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

On December 12, 2011, Conswayla Mitchell was residing at her house in Natchitoches, Louisiana, where she lived with her fiancé, Tyrell Thomas. Thomas, a drug dealer, was out of town at the time. At approximately 9:00 a.m., two men kicked in her front door and entered her house. They proceeded into her bedroom where one of the men shot Mitchell. Before leaving, the men confiscated a gun and $2,200 in cash. After a tip was received by the police, Defendant…