SANDERS, Chief Justice.
The Grand Jury of East Baton Rouge Parish indicted Joseph A. Brown and William H. Matthews for aggravated rape. LSA-R.S. 14:42. The trial jury returned a verdict of guilty without capital punishment. On April 24, 1970, defendants were sentenced to life imprisonment.
On appeal, in the absence of perfected bills of exceptions, this court reviewed for errors patent on the face of the record. Finding none, the court affirmed the convictions...
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