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STATE v. BURNETTE

No. 57665.

337 So.2d 1096 (1976)

STATE of Louisiana v. Walter BURNETTE.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

Rehearing Denied October 13, 1976.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Salvatore Panzeca, New Orleans, for defendant-appellant.

William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., Barbara Rutledge, Asst. Atty. Gen., Woodrow W. Erwin, Dist. Atty., Julian J. Rodrigue, Asst. Dist. Atty., for plaintiff-appellee.

SANDERS, Chief Justice.

The State charged Walter Burnette with the armed robbery of Pat O'Brien in violation of LSA-R.S. 14:64. After trial, the jury found the defendant guilty as charged. The trial judge sentenced the defendant to ninety-nine years in the custody of the Department of Corrections.

Defendant appeals his conviction and sentence, relying on nine assignments of error.

The background facts are these: On the night of May 26, 1974, two men...

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