STATE v. KAUFMAN

No. 54557.

304 So.2d 300 (1974)

STATE of Louisiana, Appellee, v. Roosevelt KAUFMAN, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

Rehearing Denied November 27, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David W. Robinson, Baton Rouge, for appellant.

William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., Barbara Rutledge, Asst. Atty. Gen., Ossie Brown, Dist. Atty., Ralph L. Roy, Asst. Dist. Atty., for appellee.


TATE, Justice.

On a prior appeal, the defendant's conviction for murder, La.R.S. 14:30, was reversed, and the case remanded for new trial. 278 So.2d 86 (La.1973). On the retrial, he was again convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment.

Upon the present appeal, we must once again reverse. On the re-trial, three substantial prejudicial errors occurred. They had the effect of denying the defendant a fair trial and of allowing...

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