STATE v. BELL

No. 45554.

137 So.2d 342 (1961)

242 La. 585

STATE of Louisiana v. Mervin BELL.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

On Rehearing January 15, 1962.

Rehearing Denied February 19, 1962.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John A. Shea, New Orleans, for appellant.

Jack P. F. Gremillion, Atty. Gen., M. E. Culligan, Asst. Atty. Gen., Richard A. Dowling, Dist. Atty., Leonard Dreyfus, J. David McNeill, Asst. Dist. Attys., New Orleans, for appellee.


HAMLIN, Justice.

Mervin Bell, Clarence Lipscomb, and Irvin Johnson were charged with a violation of LSA-R.S. 14:64 (Armed Robbery). A nolle prosequi was entered in the case as to the defendants Lipscomb and Johnson.

Bell was tried by a jury and found guilty as charged; he was sentenced to serve eighteen years in the State Penitentiary at hard labor. From his conviction and sentence, he prosecutes this appeal, presenting for our consideration one bill of exceptions...

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