STATE v. LACOUR

No. 53685.

284 So.2d 759 (1973)

STATE of Louisiana v. Leon LACOUR, Sr.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

October 29, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

C. Jerome D'Aquila, New Roads, for defendant-appellant.

William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., LeRoy A. Hartley, Asst. Atty. Gen., Samuel C. Cashio, Dist. Atty., for plaintiff-appellee.


MARCUS, Justice.

The Grand Jury for the Parish of Pointe Coupee indicted defendant for the murder of his wife. Trial by a jury resulted in a verdict of manslaughter. Defendant was sentenced to serve twenty years at hard labor. He has appealed his conviction and sentence to this Court.

During the course of the trial, fourteen bills of exceptions were reserved. Only two have been briefed; therefore, the remaining bills are considered abandoned. State v. Edwards...

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