STATE v. CARTER

No. 56594.

326 So.2d 848 (1975)

STATE of Louisiana v. Thomas CARTER, Jr.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

Dissenting Opinion December 23, 1975.

Rehearing Denied February 20, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

R. Judge Eames, Baton Rouge, for defendant-appellant.

William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., Barbara Rutledge, Asst. Atty. Gen., Ossie Brown, Dist. Atty., Ralph Roy, James E. Boren, Asst. Dist. Attys., for plaintiff-appellee.


DIXON, Justice.

Thomas Carter, Jr., was charged with armed robbery (R.S. 14:64) and tried jointly with Mac Brown. The bill of information had originally charged Mac Brown and Ralph Sterling with the robbery; the name of Sterling was later struck out and Carter's name was added (Sterling's whereabouts at the time of the trial were apparently unknown). The jury found the defendants guilty. Appellant Brown's sentence was deferred for five years, and he was remanded to...

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