SANDERS, Justice.
The defendant, John Davis Smith, has appealed his conviction of armed robbery and sentence of imprisonment for twenty-five years in Louisiana State Penitentiary.
On the night of September 18, 1969, a man entered Steve's Bar and Restaurant in New Orleans, ordered a beer, and handed the bartender, Joseph Adams, a dollar bill. When Adams turned to give him change, the customer threatened him with a pistol and demanded that he fill a paper bag...
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