STATE v. PROGUE

No. 45982.

144 So.2d 352 (1962)

243 La. 337

STATE of Louisiana v. Albert George PROGUE, Roosevelt Washington and Johnny James Williams.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

Rehearing Denied October 3, 1962.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul G. Lee, Loret J. Ross, Eugene J. Coen, Shreveport, for defendants-appellants.

Jack P. F. Gremillion, Atty. Gen., M. E. Culligan, Asst. Atty. Gen., John A. Richardson, Dist. Atty., Albert S. Lutz, Jr., C. J. Bolin, Jr., Asst. Dist. Atty., for plaintiff-appellee.


HAMITER, Justice.

Albert George Progue, Roosevelt Washington, and Johnny James Williams were jointly indicted and prosecuted for the murder of one Jang Gow, a Chinese restaurant owner and operator. The theory of the prosecution, as explained by the district attorney in a bill of particulars furnished pursuant to defense motions, was that early in the morning of December 14, 1958 the three accused men acting together forced their way into the combination living quarters...

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