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STATE v. FORT

No. 55706.

311 So.2d 851 (1975)

STATE of Louisiana v. Charles FORT.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

April 24, 1975.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Murphy W. Bell, Director, Michael Cavanaugh, Trial Atty., Baton Rouge, for defendant-appellant.

William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., Barbara Rutledge, Asst. Atty. Gen., Ossie Brown, Dist. Atty., Bob H. Hester, Asst. Dist. Atty., for plaintiff-appellee.

SUMMERS, Justice.

Charles Fort and Raymond Hunter were jointly charged with the armed robbery of T. W. Larsen on July 4, 1973. La.R.S. 14:64. When the matter came for trial on January 28, 1974, the District Attorney elected to sever and filed separate bills. He also moved to reassign the trial of Fort.

The case proceeded against Hunter, however, and after several motions were overruled and several jurors were sworn and impanelled, counsel for the accused advised...

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