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STATE v. JONES

No. 53421.

283 So.2d 476 (1973)

STATE of Louisiana, Appellee, v. Wilbert JONES, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

September 24, 1973.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Warren J. Hebert, New Orleans, for defendant-appellant.

William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., LeRoy A. Hartley, Sp. Counsel to Atty. Gen., Ossie Brown, Dist. Atty., Nathan E. Wilson, Asst. Dist. Atty., for plaintiff-appellee.

TATE, Justice.

The defendant Jones was convicted of aggravated rape, La.R.S. 14:42, and sentenced to life imprisonment. On his appeal, he relies primarly upon four bills of exceptions. We find merit in two of them and reverse.

Bill of Exceptions No. 2

During his opening statement to the jury, the assistant district attorney made the following comment:

"* * * I might indicate, while she [the...

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