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STATE v. HOUSTON

No. 56082.

316 So.2d 724 (1975)

STATE of Louisiana v. Walter L. HOUSTON.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

July 25, 1975.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nesib Nader, Shreveport, for defendant-appellant.

William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., Barbara Rutledge, Asst. Atty. Gen., John A. Richardson, Dist. Attorney, Lawrence M. Johnson and Dan J. Grady, III, Asst. Dist. Attys., for plaintiff-appellee.

DIXON, Justice.

On July 20, 1974 Walter L. Houston inflicted upon Melvin Richardson four gunshot wounds, thereby killing him. Ten days later, July 30, 1974, an information was filed charging defendant with second degree murder, R.S. 14:30.1. From a conviction by a unanimous jury, defendant appeals, raising seven Assignments of Errors.

Assignment of Error No. 1

Defendant contends that under Art. I...

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