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STATE v. WHITEHURST

No. 56243.

319 So.2d 907 (1975)

STATE of Louisiana v. Albert C. WHITEHURST.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

Rehearing Denied October 31, 1975.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lewis Weinstein, Shreveport, for defendant-appellant.

William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., Barbara Rutledge, Asst. Atty. Gen., John A. Richardson, Dist. Atty., Charles R. Lindsay, Asst. Dist. Atty., for plaintiff-appellee.

CALOGERO, Justice.

Defendant Albert Whitehurst was charged with distribution of heroin, a violation of R.S. 40:966, was tried by jury, convicted, and sentenced to life imprisonment. Defendant reserved three assignments of error which he contends require reversal of his conviction.

Assignment of Error No. 1.

Defendant argues that the sentence imposed on him was cruel and unusual punishment, in violation of the Eighth Amendment to the United States...

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