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STATE v. LOVETT

No. 58537.

345 So.2d 1139 (1977)

STATE of Louisiana, Appellee, v. Alton Ray LOVETT, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

On Rehearing May 16, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Samuel V. Prunty, Jr., Shreveport, for appellant.

William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., Barbara Rutledge, Asst. Atty. Gen., John A. Richardson, Dist. Atty., William L. Goode, Asst. Dist. Atty., for appellee.

Ellis P. Adams, Jr., Executive Director, Louisiana Dist. Attys. Association, Baton Rouge, amicus curiae.

TATE, Justice.

The defendant Lovett was convicted of second degree murder, La.R.S. 14:30.1 (1973), and sentenced to life imprisonment. He appeals, relying upon a single assignment of error.

The assignment is raised in connection with the state's introduction of his confession. The defendant alleges that he was entitled to take the stand at the conclusion of the state's predicate for purposes of refuting it, without...

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