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State v. Couvillion7/26/2005
said that Brandon, Timmy and Jim arrived drunk at 8:30 p.m. in a Ford Ranger truck. He stated that he was moving and they used Jim's truck to move things. He stated that he stopped the three boys from leaving because they were drunk. He told them they could stay at the house until they were sober. He stated that he and his friend, Terrel, then went to Bourbon Street at about 10:30 p.m. and got back around 2:45 or 3:00 a.m., and the three boys were gone. He stated that, when he arrived home, his back door was wide open and his mattress was missing.
In the same statement, defendant later admitted that Brandon had told him by telephone before Mardi Gras day that he needed money and knew a guy who had money with a nice sound system in his truck. Brandon asked defendant about getting a gun. He assumed Brandon wanted to kill somebody and take their sound system and money, although Brandon did not say who he would kill or when he would do it.
Later in the interview, Calvin admitted that he did not go to Bourbon Street. He was adamant that he had never met Jim before that night. He further stated that around midnight Jim said he was ready to go home. He explained that, when Jim got up to leave, Brandon went behind him, put a belt around Jim's neck, and pulled Jim backwards towards the back door of the house. Calvin then stated that, while Brandon was pulling Jim back, Jim accidentally hit Calvin so Calvin, out of reflex, hit Jim several times. He stated that, when he hit Jim, blood "gushed out" of his nose. He said he told Brandon to stop, but Brandon pulled Jim into the back room. Defendant stated that Brandon checked Jim's heart and said he was dead. Brandon then told Calvin that Jim was "the guy he was talking about." Brandon wrapped Jim's body in a blanket. He stated that they threw Jim's body in the truck with a mattress on top of it and they dropped Calvin off at his old apartment.
On February 15, 2002, the St. Charles Parish Sheriff's office("SCPSO") executed a search warrant on defendant's house, which yielded a box spring that matched the mattress found near Jim's body. St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff's Office("SJBPSO") executed another search warrant at the residence of Brandon's relative in Laplace and yielded a set of keys. SJBPSO also recovered a stereo and speakers at Brandon and Timothy's grandmother's residence in Laplace. Dr. Rogers identified the keys as Jim's and the stereo and speakers as those from Jim's truck.
At trial, Timothy testified that Brandon called him and told him Jim was going to pick him up. Timothy stated that he had no idea anything unusual was going to happen. He testified that Jim picked him up between 7:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m., then they picked up Brandon, and then they went to the Time Saver in Laplace to purchase alcohol. On the way to the defendant's apartment, they were drinking and smoking marijuana.
According to Timothy, the three were using Jim's truck to help defendant move furniture from his apartment to his new house. Timothy testified that before this night, defendant had never met Jim. Timothy stated that once they arrived at defendant's new house, the three continued to drink and he and Brandon started to roll some joints. However, defendant was not drinking. Along with Jim and defendant, Timothy played video games. At one point, defendant and Jim went back to his old apartment to get more things while Timothy played video games and Brandon snorted cocaine.
Timothy testified that Jim got up from the futon and started walking to the front door to go to the gas station to call his parents to let them know he was going to be late. At this time, Brandon grabbed Jim from the back in a headlock and as
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