STATE v. OVERTON

No. 58109.

337 So.2d 1201 (1976)

STATE of Louisiana v. Peter OVERTON, Jr.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

October 6, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ronald P. Herman, Metairie, for defendant-appellant.

William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., Barbara Rutledge, Asst. Atty. Gen., John M. Mamoulides, Dist. Atty., Gretna, Abbott J. Reeves, Director, Research and Appeals Division, Metairie, for plaintiff-appellee.


DENNIS, Justice.

On December 12, 1974, defendant, Peter Overton, Jr., was charged by bill of information with the offense of armed robbery, a violation of La.R.S. 14:64. He was tried by a jury, convicted, and subsequently sentenced under the Habitual Offender Law to serve sixty years at hard labor, without benefit of parole, probation, or suspension of sentence. On appeal, he urges twelve assignments of error.

ASSIGNMENTS OF ERROR NOS. 1 and 5

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