He fired a shot in Singh's direction, and Segura and Singh ran out of the apartment. The defendant pointed a gun at Segura and then at Singh. When Segura and Singh, who was her boss, arrived home, they found the defendant in the kitchen. Morgan City Police Department Detective Travis Trigg also responded to the scene and learned that the defendant entered Segura's residence without authorization from Segura while she was not home. Singh advised that after the incident, the defendant fled the scene in Singh's vehicle, without his consent, which he had left running in the driveway. Segura advised that the offender was her ex-boyfriend, the defendant.

Upon arrival, Officer Gagliano spoke with the victims, Josefina Segura and Subraj Singh, who were terrified. On November 14, 2014, around 8:30 p.m., Morgan City Police Department Officer Jobe Gagliano responded to a report of shots being fired outside an apartment on Seventh Street in Morgan City. For the following reasons, we affirm the defendant's convictions and sentences. The defendant now appeals, alleging three assignments of error. The defendant filed a motion to reconsider sentences, which the district court denied. The court ordered that the sentences run concurrently. The district court sentenced the defendant to thirty years at hard labor without the benefit of parole, probation, or suspension of sentence on count one ten years at hard labor on count two five years at hard labor on count three and eight years at hard labor on count four. Following a jury trial, the defendant was found guilty as charged on counts one, three, and four, and guilty of the responsive offense of attempted manslaughter, a violation of Louisiana Revised Statutes 14:31 and 14:27, on count two. After a preliminary hearing, the district court found no probable cause for count five. The defendant entered a plea of not guilty to all counts. 281, § 1) (count four) and violation of a protective order, a violation of Louisiana Revised Statutes 14:79A(1)(a) (count five). The defendant, Carlos Cespedes, was charged by bill of information with two counts of attempted second degree murder, violations of Louisiana Revised Statutes 14:30.1 and 14:27 (counts one and two) 1 unauthorized entry of an inhabited dwelling, a violation of Louisiana Revised Statutes 14:62.3 (count three) theft of a motor vehicle valued at $1,500 or more, a violation of Louisiana Revised Statutes 14:67.26C(1) (prior to revision by 2017 La. Meyer LouisianaAppellate Project New Orleans, LA Attorney for Defendant/Appellant Carlos Cespedes Assistant District Attorney Franklin, LA Attorneys for Appellee State of Louisiana Cynthia K. CARLOS CESPEDES 2017 KA 1087 Decided: December 29, 2017īEFORE: HIGGINBOTHAM, HOLDRIDGE, PENZATO, JJ. Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

Segura forgiva