In the case of State of Louisiana versus Brandon Goudy, filed in the Court of Appeal, First Circuit, under case ID 2023 KA 099, a judgment was rendered on April 19, 2024. The lawsuit revolves around a charge of second-degree murder against Brandon Goudy.
Goudy was represented by attorney Gwendolyn K. Brown while the State of Louisiana was represented by District Attorney Kristine Russell along with Assistant District Attorneys Joseph S. Soignet and Shaun George. The incident occurred on September 15, 2019, when Tedrick Johnson was fatally shot outside his family member's home in Thibodaux, Louisiana.
The defendant pleaded not guilty but was found guilty by a jury and sentenced to life imprisonment without parole, probation or suspension of sentence. The trial court denied Goudy's motions for a new trial and post-verdict judgment of acquittal.