STATE v. SCOTT

No. 57630.

337 So.2d 1087 (1976)

STATE of Louisiana v. Byron SCOTT.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

Rehearing Denied October 13, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert Zibilich, Orleans Indigent Defender Program, New Orleans, for defendant-appellant.

William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., Barbara Rutledge, Asst. Atty. Gen., Harry F. Connick, Dist. Atty., Louise S. Korns, Asst. Dist. Atty., for plaintiff-appellee.


DIXON, Justice.

Defendant was convicted of second degree murder, a violation of R.S. 14:30.1, and was sentenced to life at hard labor.

On May 10, 1974 defendant was arrested for driving without a license and reckless driving. He was booked and allowed to use the telephone. During this phone call an officer overheard him tell the other party to ". . . tell my maw and paw if they don't get me out of here, I'm going to blow them away." Later that evening the...

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