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STATE v. SINCLAIR

No. 50645.

268 So.2d 514 (1972)

263 La. 377

STATE of Louisiana v. Billy Wayne SINCLAIR.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

October 26, 1972.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., Harry H. Howard, Asst. Atty. Gen., Lee A. Hartley, Sp. Counsel, Sargent Pitcher, Jr., Dist. Atty., for plaintiff-appellee.

Elie, Strickler & Dennis, Richard B. Sobol, New Orleans, for defendant-appellant.

PER CURIAM.

Defendant, Billy Wayne Sinclair, was convicted of murder, and the death sentence imposed was affirmed by this Court. 258 La. 84, 245 So.2d 365 (1971).

Citing Stewart v. Massachusetts, 408 U.S. 845, 92 S.Ct. 2845, 33 L.Ed.2d 744 (1972), following Furman v. Georgia, 408 U.S. 238, 92 S.Ct. 2726, 33 L.Ed.2d 346 (1972)...

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