Proceedings involving a Caddo Parish defendant in a homicide case can continue based on a ruling in Shreveport.
Caddo District Judge Donald Hathaway Jr. ruled Carl Graham, 66, competent to stand trial on a charge of second-degree murder in connection with the June 2024 death in Queensborough of Peggy Smith, 67.
A sanity report to the court declared Graham understood the charges against him and is able to participate in his own defense…