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STATE v. RUSSELL

No. 54135.

292 So.2d 681 (1974)

STATE of Louisiana, Appellee, v. Anthony RUSSELL, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

Concurring Opinion April 4, 1974.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Murphy W. Bell, Director, Baton Rouge, Vincent Wilkins, Jr., Trial Atty., Lake Charles, for defendant-appellant.

William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., Barbara B. Rutledge, Asst. Atty. Gen., Ossie B. Brown, Dist. Atty., Anthony J. Graphia, Asst. Dist. Atty., for plaintiff-appellee.

TATE, Justice.

The defendant was charged with and convicted of attempted aggravated rape, see La.R.S. 14:42 and 14:27, and sentenced to sixteen years at hard labor. On appeal, only one error is urged, namely, that the indictment is fatally defective, so that the conviction must be reversed and the prosecution dismissed.

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Our state constitution provides: "In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall be informed of the nature and cause of the...

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