STATE v. JOHNSON

No. 85-KA-0579.

479 So.2d 344 (1985)

STATE of Louisiana v. Frederick JOHNSON.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

December 2, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., Barbara Rutledge, Asst. Atty. Gen., William E. Tilley, Dist. Atty., for plaintiff-appellee.

Daryl Gold, Leesville, for defendant-appellant.


WATSON, Justice.

Defendant was convicted of first degree murder and sentenced to life imprisonment without benefit of pardon, parole, or suspension of sentence in September, 1977.

An out-of-time appeal was granted in May, 1981, and defendant's attorney was ordered to pursue the appeal in November, 1984.

ISSUE

The only issue is the admissibility of an allegedly illegal confession. Defendant urges...

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