STATE v. WILLIAMS

No. 57018.

331 So.2d 467 (1976)

STATE of Louisiana, Appellee, v. Lawrence Ted WILLIAMS, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

Dissenting Opinion May 14, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward C. Keeton, Marrero, for defendant-appellant.

William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., Barbara Rutledge, Asst. Atty. Gen., John M. Mamoulides, Dist. Atty., Abbott J. Reeves, Asst. Dist. Atty., for plaintiff-appellee.


TATE, Justice.

The defendant Williams was convicted of aggravated burglary, La.R.S. 14:60, in that he entered a dwelling with the intent to commit aggravated battery upon Mrs. Ethel Gray. He was sentenced to twenty years at hard labor.

We find prejudicial error presented by bill No. 3 and therefore must reverse.

Prejudicial hearsay

The prejudicial error resulted from the admission, under objection, of hearsay testimony which identified...

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