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STATE v. PRICKETT

No. 55101.

305 So.2d 509 (1974)

STATE of Louisiana v. Joel Thomas PRICKETT, Jr.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

December 2, 1974.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen J. Hornyak, Gretna, Lynn B. Hughes, Jr., New Orleans, for defendant-appellant.

William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., Barbara Rutledge, Asst. Atty. Gen., John M. Mamoulides, Dist. Atty., Abbott J. Reeves, Sp. Asst. Dist. Atty., for plaintiff-appellee.

SUMMERS, Justice.

This is an appeal from the conviction of Joel Thomas Prickett, Jr., on a charge that he murdered Thomas Dufrene, Sr. on August 15, 1972. He was sentenced to imprisonment at hard labor for life. Seven bills of exceptions were reserved; four are relied upon for reversal of the conviction and sentence on this appeal.

I.

Prior to trial, on May 3, 1973, defendant filed a motion to suppress for use as evidence a .22 caliber rifle in the...

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