Ray appeal on Landry Anglin murder sentence denied

The life sentence of Kenmichael Dano Ray, 26, convicted in June 2024 of second-degree murder for the May 1, 2022 gunshot slaying of 13-year-old Shreveporter Landry Anglin, has been affirmed by the Louisiana Second Circuit Court of Appeal.

In a decision rendered Wednesday, October 1, 2025, Justices Jeff Cox, James M. Stephens and Jefferson R. Thompson upheld Ray's conviction and application of the mandatory life-without-parole sentence imposed by District Judge Ramona Emanuel.

The justices rejected defendant Ray's argument that the Caddo court erred in three ways. Ray argued the state failed to prove his guilt beyond a reasonable doubt that he did not act in self defense, that the court erred in not instructing the jury about his self-defense claim, and that the record appears to indicate he was prejudiced by alternate jurors being allowed to participate in jury deliberations.

The justices considered all assignments of error in detail and dismissed all as having no merit.

Caddo Parish's First District Court was represented by Assistant District Attorneys Tommy J. Johnson, Ron C. Stamps and Alex L. Porubsky. The Louisiana Appellate Project, through Christopher A. Aberle, represented Kenmichael Ray.

Ray's docket No. was 389215. The Court of Appeal decision is No. 56,426-KA and is attached to this release.