STATE v. WADDLES

No. 57288.

336 So.2d 810 (1976)

STATE of Louisiana, Appellee, v. Eddie Lee WADDLES, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

Dissenting Opinion July 28, 1976.

Rehearing Denied September 10, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harry D. Simmons, 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.


TATE, Justice.

The defendant was convicted of aggravated rape, La.R.S. 14:42, and sentenced to death. On his appeal, he relies upon 47 assignments of error. We find merit in Assignments 3, 33, 39, 40, 41, 44, and 45—all relating to the single issue of whether the defendant was denied a fair trial by the incorrect admission of evidence relating to an entirely different offense than that for which the defendant was on trial—and, accordingly, must reverse...

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