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STATE v. NEWTON

No. 56186.

328 So.2d 110 (1975)

STATE of Louisiana v. Sherman NEWTON.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

On Rehearing February 23, 1976.

Rehearing Denied March 26, 1976.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

C. R. Whitehead, Jr., Whitehead & McCoy, Natchitoches, for defendant-appellee.

William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., L. J. Hymel, Jr., Barbara Rutledge, Walter L. Smith, Jr., Asst. Attys. Gen., Ronald C. Martin, Dist. Atty., John S. Stephens, Asst. Dist. Atty., for plaintiff-appellant.

CALOGERO, Justice (dissenting).

The defendant Sherman Newton was indicted for bribery of voters in violation of La.R.S. 14:119.1 Indicted at the same time for the same offense were ten other defendants. Four of the defendants are charged with giving money to influence voters; seven are charged with accepting money for their votes.2 The statute makes both activities, giving and accepting, criminal offenses....

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