STATE v. PLEASANT

No. KA 85-1354.

489 So.2d 1005 (1986)

STATE of Louisiana v. Clarence PLEASANT.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

May 28, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Donald T. Carmouche, Dist. Atty., Donaldsonville, Ralph Tureau, Asst. Dist. Atty., Gonzales, for State of Louisiana Plaintiff Appellee.

Alan J. Robert, Gonzales, for Clarence Pleasant Defendant Appellant.

Before EDWARDS, LANIER and JOHN S. COVINGTON, JJ.


JOHN S. COVINGTON, Judge.

Clarence Pleasant (defendant) was indicted by the Ascension Parish grand jury for second degree murder, a violation of LSA-R.S. 14:30.1. After trial by jury, he was convicted as charged and sentenced to the mandatory term of life imprisonment at hard labor, without benefit of probation, parole or suspension of sentence. Defendant appealed, setting forth five assignments of error:

1. The trial court erred in denying him a speedy trial...

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