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STATE v. MEJIA

No. 50371.

242 So.2d 525 (1970)

257 La. 310

STATE of Louisiana v. Roy T. MEJIA, a/k/a Roy Savoie.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

Rehearing Denied January 18, 1971.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nathan A. Levy, Jr., Sostenes Ruiz, III, Morgan City, John E. Coleman, Jr., Franklin, for defendant-appellant.

Jack P. F. Gremillion, Atty. Gen., William P. Schuler, Asst. Atty. Gen., Sargent Pitcher, Jr., Dist. Atty. (19th Judicial District), Ralph L. Roy, Asst. Dist. Atty., Knowles M. Tucker, Dist. Atty. (16th Judicial District), Bernard E. Boudreaux, Jr., Asst. Dist. Atty., for plaintiff-appellee.

McCALEB, Justice.

Appellant, Roy T. Mejia, was charged in four separate indictments with the murders, on April 13, 1966 in St. Mary Parish, of Barbara Verret, Brenda Ann Verret, Lucie Ann Verret and Robert Verret, Jr. Upon his arraignment on said charges, he moved for a change of venue claiming that he was unable to secure a fair trial in the Parish of St. Mary. After a hearing the judge granted a change of venue to the adjoining Parish of St. Martin, which is also...

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