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STATE v. SHARP

No. 57804.

338 So.2d 654 (1976)

STATE of Louisiana v. Ernest SHARP.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

October 6, 1976.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George Griffing, Griffing & Scott, Jonesville, for defendant-appellant.

William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., Della Hayes Boyd, Barbara Rutledge, Asst. Attys. Gen., Speedy O. Long, Dist. Atty., Jena, R. Neal Wilkinson, Staff Atty., Baton Rouge, for plaintiff-appellee.

CALOGERO, Justice.

Defendant Ernest Sharp was indicted by a grand jury in LaSalle Parish for committing the crime of second degree murder, in violation of La.R.S. 14:30.1. He shot his sister's husband with a British 303 rifle after going to the victim's house and calling him outside. After trial, a jury found defendant guilty as charged, and he was sentenced to life imprisonment at hard labor. On appeal defendant relies upon eight assignments of error.

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