STATE v. SIMS

No. 55472.

310 So.2d 587 (1975)

STATE of Louisiana v. Richard SIMS, Jr.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

March 31, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ben E. Atkins, Baton Rouge, for defendant-appellant.

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


DIXON, Justice.

Richards Sims, Jr. was charged by bill of information with armed robbery, in violation of R.S. 14:64. He was tried before a jury, found guilty and sentenced to serve sixteen years at hard labor. On appeal to this court, he relies on five bills of exceptions. The first three are concerned with the admitting into evidence of a waiver of rights form and a written confession over the defendant's objections. The fourth and fifth bills of exceptions concern...

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