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STATE v. CHAVERS

No. 54234.

294 So.2d 489 (1974)

STATE of Louisiana, Appellee, v. Dennis Wayne CHAVERS, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

Rehearing Denied June 7, 1974.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph D. Cascio, Jr., Hayes, Harkey, Smith & Cascio, Monroe, for defendant-appellant.

William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., Barbara Rutledge, Asst. Atty. Gen., J. Carl Parkerson, Dist. Atty., Charles A. Traylor, II, Asst. Dist. Atty., for plaintiff-appellee.

TATE, Justice.

The defendant Chavers was convicted of manslaughter, La.R.S. 14:31, and sentenced to ten years' imprisonment at hard labor.

The twelve bills of exceptions perfected for his appeal urge two principal alleged errors: (1) The total absence of evidence that the defendant was guilty of the crime charged; and (2) The denial of constitutional rights to remain silent and to obtain compulsory process of witnesses.

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