STATE v. HOWARD

No. 51560.

263 So.2d 32 (1972)

262 La. 270

STATE of Louisiana v. Paul Harry HOWARD.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

June 5, 1972.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frank P. Simoneaux, Davis A. Gueymard, Baton Rouge, for defendant-appellant.

Jack P. F. Gremillion, Atty. Gen., Harry H. Howard, Asst. Atty. Gen., Sargent Pitcher, Jr., Dist. Atty., Ralph L. Roy, Asst. Dist. Atty., for plaintiff-appellee.


DIXON, Justice.

The defendant was sentenced to ninetynine years at hard labor after a trial by jury for armed robbery. He had been indicted in two different indictments—one for murder and one for armed robbery. Four bills of exceptions are urged on appeal.

The first bill of exceptions was taken to a purported comment by the district attorney on the failure of the defendant to testify in his own defense.

The offensive argument by the district...

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