STATE v. WASHINGTON

No. 52150.

272 So.2d 355 (1973)

STATE of Louisiana v. John H. WASHINGTON.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

January 15, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dorsey & Marks, John L. Dorsey, New Orleans, for defendant-appellant.

William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., Harry H. Howard, Asst. Atty. Gen., Jim Garrison, Dist. Atty., Louise Korns, Asst. Dist. Atty., for plaintiff-appellee.


SUMMERS, Justice.

John H. Washington was charged with aggravated rape. Upon his conviction for simple rape, he was sentenced to five years at hard labor. This appeal followed. Six bills of exceptions are relied upon to set aside the conviction and sentence.

Bill No. 1

Appellant filed a motion to quash the grand jury indictment because women were excluded by the jury commission from the venire and list from which the grand jury was selected...

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