STATE v. LEE

No. 52234.

270 So.2d 544 (1972)

264 La. 36

STATE of Louisiana v. Charles LEE.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

Rehearing Denied January 9, 1973.

Dissenting Opinion December 5, 1972.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Seale, Smith & Phelps, A. G. Seale, Baton Rouge, for defendant-appellant.

William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., Harry H. Howard, Asst. Atty. Gen., Sargent Pitcher, Dist. Atty., J. David McNeill, III, Asst. Dist. Atty., for plaintiff-appellee.


PER CURIAM.

Defendant, Charles Lee, was charged with murder and, after a trial by jury, was found guilty of manslaughter and sentenced to fifteen years in the State Penitentiary. On this appeal, defendant argues only one bill of exceptions to obtain a reversal of his conviction and sentence.

The basis of the defendant's bill is that he was denied due process under the Louisiana and United States Constitutions because of the alleged destruction of evidence...

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