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STATE v. BRANCH

No. 53062.

274 So.2d 385 (1973)

STATE of Louisiana v. Alex BRANCH.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

March 8, 1973.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John R. Sheppard, Baton Rouge, for defendant-appellant.

William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., LeRoy A. Hartley, Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., Ossie B. Brown, Dist. Atty., for plaintiff-appellee.

PER CURIAM.

Alex Branch was tried by a jury and found guilty of aggravated rape without capital punishment, La.R.S. 14:42, and was sentenced to life imprisonment at hard labor.

The defendant was granted an out-of-term appeal, and a lawyer was appointed to represent the defendant on appeal. In brief before us, defense counsel contended that a "Witherspoon" situation existed in the case. However, no objections were made and no bills of exceptions were reserved...

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