STATE v. THOMPSON

No. 57111.

331 So.2d 848 (1976)

STATE of Louisiana, Appellee, v. Ezzard Charles THOMPSON, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

Dissenting Opinion May 14, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard N. Ware, Kelly, Seaman & Ware, Natchitoches, for defendant-appellant.

William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., Barbara Rutledge, Asst. Atty. Gen., Ronald C. Martin, Dist. Atty., R. Raymond Arthur, Asst. Dist. Atty., for plaintiff-appellee.


TATE, Justice.

The defendant was convicted of armed robbery, La.R.S. 14:64, and sentenced to twenty-five years at hard labor. Upon his appeal, he relies upon two assignments of error.

Admission of Prejudicial Hearsay

A finance company was robbed shortly after ten o'clock in the morning. Acting on the basis of information that the defendant was one of the two robbers, the police went to his home and found certain incriminating evidence.

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