STATE v. BELL

No. 55652.

315 So.2d 307 (1975)

STATE of Louisiana v. John J. BELL et al.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

Rehearing Denied April 25, 1975.

Dissenting Opinion April 29, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Murphy W. Bell, Director, R. Judge Eames, Baton Rouge, for defendants-appellants.

William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., Barbara Rutledge, Asst. Atty. Gen., Ossie Brown, Dist. Atty., Ralph L. Roy, Asst. Dist. Atty., for plaintiff-appellee.


DIXON, Justice.

On January 10, 1972, North Boulevard, a thoroughfare in downtown Baton Rouge, was blocked by cars parked across the street. When the police attempted to remove the cars and disperse "muslim" demonstrators blocking the street, violence ensued. Five men were killed—two deputy sheriffs and three of the defendants' alleged co-conspirators; one reporter for a local television station was severely beaten some time before the "riot" and remains unconscious...

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