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STATE v. OVERTON

No. 57480.

337 So.2d 1058 (1976)

STATE of Louisiana v. Charles OVERTON.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

Rehearing Denied September 13, 1976.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. Michael Hart, Theus, Grisham, Davis & Leigh, Monroe, for defendant-appellant.

William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., Barbara Rutledge, Asst. Atty. Gen., J. Carl Parkerson, Dist. Atty., James A. Norris, Jr., Asst. Dist. Atty., for plaintiff-appellee.

SUMMERS, Justice.

An information charged that Charles E. Overton and Billy Ray Jacobs committed aggravated burglary of the dwelling of Mary B. Davis in Monroe. La.R.S. 14:60. Overton was tried separately, found guilty and sentenced to twenty years at hard labor, the sentence to be executed by the Department of Corrections. Six assignments are argued by the defense on this appeal.

I.

The first assignment of error complains of the denial of a defense...

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