STATE v. RAMSEY

No. 55,491-KA.

381 So.3d 308 (2024)

STATE of Louisiana, Appellee v. Lester Jay RAMSEY, Jr., Appellant.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

Judgment Rendered February 28, 2024.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

LOUISIANA APPELLATE PROJECT, By: Holli Herrle-Castillo , Counsel for Appellant.

ROBERT STEPHEN TEW , District Attorney, HOLLY A. CHAMBERS-JONES , KALEE M. MOORE , GARY A. BLAYLOCK , Assistant District Attorneys, Counsel for Appellee.

Before STEPHENS, THOMPSON, and ROBINSON, JJ.


Lester Ramsey appeals his unanimous jury conviction for second degree murder and resulting life sentence for the killing of an acquaintance whom he shot twice in the back of the head as the unarmed victim attempted to crawl away from him. After killing the victim, the defendant then wrapped the body in blankets, loaded it into his mother...

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