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STATE v. SINGLETON

No. 49153.

215 So.2d 838 (1968)

253 La. 18

STATE of Louisiana v. Edison Arthur SINGLETON and Willie Johnson.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

Rehearing Denied December 16, 1968.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Cleveland J. Marcel, Sr., Marcel, Marcel, Fanguy & Tauzin, Houma, for appellants.

Jack P. F. Gremillion, Atty. Gen., William P. Schuler, Asst. Atty. Gen., Wilmore J. Broussard, Jr., Dist. Atty., for appellee.

McCALEB, Justice.

Appellants were indicted and tried for the aggravated rape of Norma Jean Eschete. Singleton was found guilty as charged and sentenced to death. Johnson was found guilty of attempted aggravated rape, a responsive verdict, and sentenced to twenty years imprisonment at hard labor in the state penitentiary. They have appealed, relying on six bills of exceptions for a reversal of their convictions and sentences.

Bill No. 1 was reserved to the...

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