STATE v. JONES

No. 52286.

282 So.2d 422 (1973)

STATE of Louisiana v. Abe JONES, Jr.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

Dissenting Opinion February 21, 1973.

On Rehearing August 20, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gravel, Roy & Burnes, James J. Brady, James M. Small, Alexandria, for defendant-appellant.

William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., Harry H. Howard, Asst. Atty. Gen., Edwin O. Ware, III, Dist. Atty., Robert P. Jackson, Alfred B. Shapiro, Asst. Dist. Attys., for plaintiff-appellee.


SANDERS, Justice.

The Grand Jury of Rapides Parish indicted Abe Jones, Jr., for the murder of Roy L. Henderson. After hearing the evidence, the jury returned a verdict of guilty without capital punishment. The trial judge sentenced him to life imprisonment. The defendant has appealed, relying upon 24 bills of exceptions reserved in the trial court. The substantial questions pertain to the limitation of the voir dire examination of jurors, denial of a challenge for...

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