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STATE v. DEVORE

No. 55366.

309 So.2d 325 (1975)

STATE of Louisiana v. Marvin Aubrey DEVORE.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

Rehearing Denied March 31, 1975.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gerald H. Schiff, John D. Edwards, Opelousas, for defendant-appellant.

William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., Barbara Rutledge, Asst. Atty. Gen., Morgan J. Goudeau, III, Dist. Atty., Robert Brinkman, First Asst. Dist. Atty., for plaintiff-appellee.

SANDERS, Chief Justice.

The Grand Jury of St. Landry Parish indicted the defendant, Marvin Aubrey Devore, for the murder of J. B. Miller. LSA-R.S. 14:30. Following trial, the jury found the defendant guilty, and the trial judge sentenced him to life imprisonment.

The defendant has appealed, relying upon thirty-three bills of exceptions for the reversal of his conviction.

The State's theory of the case is that the defendant beat the victim and then...

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