STATE v. SONNIER

No. 64125.

380 So.2d 1 (1979)

STATE of Louisiana v. Eddie James SONNIER.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

Concurring Opinion March 12, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William R. Collins, New Iberia, for defendant-appellant.

William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., Barbara Rutledge, Asst. Atty. Gen., Knowles M. Tucker, Dist. Atty., Dracos D. Burke, Asst. Dist. Atty., for plaintiff-appellee.


DIXON, Justice.

During the evening of November 14, 1977 the defendant, Eddie James Sonnier, and his older brother, Elmo Patrick Sonnier, left St. Martinville in Patrick's car for an evening of rabbit hunting. After spending a considerable time riding through the countryside, the Sonnier brothers came across an automobile parked in a remote spot of St. Martin Parish at about 1:00 a. m. Patrick Sonnier suggested to defendant that they have some "fun," then approached...

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