▁police ▁headquarters ▁for ▁additional ▁question ing , ▁where ▁she ▁later ▁conf essed ▁to ▁the ▁cr imes ▁along ▁with ▁Lac aze . ▁ ▁She ▁was ▁believed ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁first ▁New ▁Orleans ▁police ▁officer ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁charged ▁with ▁killing ▁a ▁fellow ▁officer . ▁ ▁Tri al ▁and ▁conv iction ▁Frank ▁and ▁Lac aze ▁were ▁ind icted ▁by ▁an ▁Orleans ▁Par ish ▁grand ▁j ury ▁on ▁April ▁ 2 8 , ▁ 1 9 9 5 . ▁Their ▁tri als ▁were ▁sever ed , ▁and ▁Lac aze ▁was ▁tried ▁first ▁on ▁July ▁ 1 7 – 2 1 , ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁before ▁Judge ▁Frank ▁Mar ul lo . ▁He ▁was ▁found ▁guilty ▁as ▁charged , ▁and ▁sent enced ▁to ▁death . ▁ ▁His ▁main ▁error ▁had ▁been ▁using ▁Williams ' ▁Che v ron ▁credit ▁card ▁at ▁a ▁Che v ron ▁station ▁in ▁G ret na ▁just ▁minutes ▁after ▁the ▁rob ber y ▁and ▁murder . ▁ ▁Frank ' s ▁trial ▁began ▁on ▁September ▁ 5 , ▁ 1 9 9 5 , ▁also ▁before ▁Mar ul lo . ▁Although ▁Frank ' s ▁att or ne ys ▁had ▁sub po ena ed ▁ 3 9 ▁witness es , ▁they ▁didn ' t ▁call ▁a ▁single ▁one . ▁On ▁September ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 1 9 9 5 , ▁the ▁j ury ▁needed ▁only ▁ 2 2 ▁minutes ▁to ▁return ▁a ▁guilty ▁ver dict ▁on ▁all ▁counts — at ▁the ▁time , ▁a ▁record ▁for ▁a ▁capital ▁murder ▁case ▁in ▁New ▁Orleans