STATE v. EVANS

No. 55074.

304 So.2d 338 (1974)

STATE of Louisiana, Appellee, v. Thomas James EVANS, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

December 2, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joshua J. Pitre, Opelousas, for defendant-appellant.

William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., Barbara Rutledge, Asst. Atty. Gen., J. Nathan Stansbury, Dist. Atty., Robert T. Cline, Asst. Dist. Atty., for plaintiff-appellee.


TATE, Justice.

The defendant was convicted of armed robbery, La.R.S. 14:64, and sentenced to twenty-five years at hard labor. On his appeal, he relies upon four bills of exceptions.

Bill No. 1:

The first bill was taken to a denial of a motion to quash the petit jury venire on the ground that racially discriminatory procedures were utilized.

The defendant, a black, contends he was denied constitutional protections because the procedures...

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