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STATE v. HAMILTON

No. 83-KA-2140.

478 So.2d 123 (1985)

STATE of Louisiana v. Norton HAMILTON.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

Concurring Opinion October 22, 1985.

Rehearing Denied November 27, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., Barbara Rutledge, Asst. Atty. Gen., Harry F. Connick, Dist. Atty., William Campbell, Michael McMain, Asst. Dist. Attys., New Orleans, for plaintiff-appellee.

Ann Woolhandler, New Orleans, for defendant-appellant.

Concurring Opinion of Justice Dennis October 22, 1985.

LEMMON, Justice.

Defendant was convicted of first degree murder and sentenced to death. In this appeal, the principal issue in the guilt phase of the bifurcated trial is whether the court's instruction to the jury that a person is presumed to intend the natural consequences of his deliberate acts constituted an unconstitutional presumption which relieved the state of its burden of proving the specific...

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