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STATE v. DAWSON

No. 57442.

333 So.2d 637 (1976)

STATE of Louisiana, Appellee, v. Albert DAWSON, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

June 4, 1976.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

W. Glenn Soileau, Ville Platte, for defendant-appellant.

William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., Barbara Rutledge, Asst. Atty. Gen., J. William, Pucheu, Dist. Atty., A. Bruce Rozas, First Asst. Dist. Atty., for plaintiff-appellee.

PER CURIAM.

The defendant was convicted of manslaughter, La.R.S. 14:31, and sentenced to 21 years at hard labor.

Although the case was vigorously tried in the district court, the appointed counsel has failed to assign errors as required by La.C.Cr.P. art. 844 (as amended in 1974).1

This court may not consider errors not so designated, La.C.Cr.P. art. 920(1) (1974), except for...

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