STATE v. JOHNSON

No. 67166.

389 So.2d 372 (1980)

STATE of Louisiana v. Nicholas L. JOHNSON.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

October 6, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., Barbara Rutledge, Asst. Atty. Gen., Harry F. Connick, Dist. Atty., Louise Korns, Harold D. Marchand, Asst. Dist. Atty., for plaintiff-appellee.

Mack I. Frank, Baton Rouge, for defendant-appellant.


DENNIS, Justice.

Defendant, Nicholas L. Johnson, was charged by bill of information with the crime of armed robbery, a violation of La. R.S. 14:64. After trial by jury, he was found guilty and sentenced to serve eight years at hard labor. On appeal, defendant relies on two assignments of error, both involving impermissible cross-examination of the defendant and his character witness about defendant's prior criminal record. Although we find that the prosecution's questioning...

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