STATE v. ROBERTS

No. 56090.

340 So.2d 263 (1976)

STATE of Louisiana v. Stanislaus ROBERTS.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

November 30, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jack W. Caskey, James E. Williams, Lake Charles, for defendant-appellant.

William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., Barbara Rutledge, Asst. Atty. Gen., Frank T. Salter, Jr., Dist. Atty., James L. Babin, Asst. Dist. Atty., for plaintiff-appellee.


PER CURIAM:

Defendant Stanislaus Roberts was charged by grand jury indictment with first degree murder in violation of La.R.S. 14:30. After trial by jury, he was found guilty and was sentenced to death. This Court affirmed his conviction and sentence on appeal, rejecting defendant's contention that the death penalty provision of La.R.S. 14:30 was unconstitutional. 319 So.2d 317 (La.1975). The Supreme Court of the United States granted...

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