STATE v. ALLEN

No. 52027.

276 So.2d 868 (1973)

STATE of Louisiana v. James ALLEN, Jr.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

On Rehearing March 26, 1973.

Rehearing Denied May 7, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph B. Dupont, Sr., DuPont & DuPont, Plaquemine, for defendant-appellant.

William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., Samuel C. Cashio, Dist. Atty., Joseph W. Cole, Jr., Asst. Dist. Atty., for plaintiff-appellee.


SANDERS, Justice.

By Bill of Information, the State charged James Allen with manslaughter in connection with the death of Robert Lockett. The Court granted the defendant a preliminary hearing and, after the hearing, released the defendant on bail. The case came on for trial. On April 13, 1970, the jury returned a verdict of guilty. Later, the trial judge sentenced the defendant to a term of 15 years in Louisiana State Penitentiary.

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