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STATE v. KAUFMAN

No. 51866.

278 So.2d 86 (1972)

STATE of Louisiana v. Roosevelt KAUFMAN and Iley Dotch.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

Dissenting Opinion January 16, 1973.

On Rehearing May 7, 1973.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David W. Robinson, John Schwab, Watson, Blanche, Wilson, Posner & Thibaut, Baton Rouge, for defendants-appellants.

William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., Harry H. Howard, Asst. Atty. Gen., LeRoy A. Hartley, Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., Sargent Pitcher, Jr., Ossie B. Brown, Dist. Attys., Ralph L. Roy, Asst. Dist. Atty., for plaintiff-appellee.

SUMMERS, Justice.

Roosevelt Kaufman and Iley Dotch were charged with murder (La.R.S. 14:30); they were jointly tried, convicted and sentenced to death. On this appeal, defense counsel states these facts: The bodies of John L. House and Jessie Guthrie were found during the midmorning hours of June 9, 1970, in or near a diversion canal in Scotlandville, East Baton Rouge Parish. There was evidence to show that at some time between 4:00 and 5:20 that morning Guthrie and...

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